# 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-12-19 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## References

- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01309.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1901
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33133
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2008-December/000080.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01256.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33349

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