CVE-2012-1579 (GCVE-0-2012-1579)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-09-09 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 19:01
VLAI
Summary
The resource loader in MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 includes private data such as CSRF tokens in a JavaScript file, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
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References
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