# CVE-2012-5391: Session fixation vulnerability in Special:UserLogin in MediaWiki before 1.18.6, 1.19.x before 1.19.3, and 1.20.x before 1.20.1 allows remote

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-06-02 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Session fixation vulnerability in Special:UserLogin in MediaWiki before 1.18.6, 1.19.x before 1.19.3, and 1.20.x before 1.20.1 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via the session_id.

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83008
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-November/000122.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-March/100843.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-March/100845.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/098975.html
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40995

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