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CVE-2008-5252

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Special:Import feature in MediaWiki 1.3.0 through 1.6.10, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.3 allows remote attackers to perform unspecified actions as authenticated users via unknown vectors.

Severity
Medium 5.8
Published
19 Dec 2008
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
0.7% in the next 30 daysHigher than 55% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Cross-site request forgery (CWE-352)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Change some data · Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
MediaWikiServers and applications · cpe:a:mediawiki:mediawiki
  • Version 1.13.2
  • Version 1.13.1
  • Version 1.13.0
  • Version 1.12.1
All 54 release lines
  • Version 1.3.0
  • Version 1.3.1
  • Version 1.3.2
  • Version 1.3.3
  • Version 1.3.4
  • Version 1.3.5
  • Version 1.3.6
  • Version 1.3.7
  • Version 1.3.8
  • Version 1.3.9
  • Version 1.3.10
  • Version 1.3.11
  • Version 1.3.13
  • Version 1.3.14
  • Version 1.3.15
  • Version 1.4.0
  • Version 1.4.1
  • Version 1.4.2
  • Version 1.4.3
  • Version 1.4.4
  • Version 1.5-alpha1
  • Version 1.5-alpha2
  • Version 1.5-beta1
  • Version 1.5-beta2
  • Version 1.5-beta4
  • Version 1.5-rc2
  • Version 1.5-rc3
  • Version 1.5-rc4
  • Version 1.5.0
  • Version 1.5.1
  • Version 1.5.2
  • Version 1.5.3
  • Version 1.5.4
  • Version 1.5.5
  • Version 1.5.6
  • Version 1.5.7
  • Version 1.5.8
  • Version 1.6.0
  • Version 1.6.1
  • Version 1.6.2
  • Version 1.6.3
  • Version 1.6.4
  • Version 1.6.5
  • Version 1.6.6
  • Version 1.6.7
  • Version 1.6.8
  • Version 1.6.9
  • Version 1.6.10
  • Version 1.6.11
  • Version 1.12.0
  • Version 1.12.1
  • Version 1.13.0
  • Version 1.13.1
  • Version 1.13.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5252
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5252