{"cve":"CVE-2012-1581","nvd":{"published":"2012-09-09T21:55:06.137","modified":"2026-06-16T23:39:46.467","status":"Modified","description":"MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 uses weak random numbers for password reset tokens, which makes it easier for remote attackers to change the passwords of arbitrary users.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.html","http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/48504","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1"],"products":["mediawiki:mediawiki"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:25:53.526315492+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-1581","score":0.01593,"percentile":0.75702,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}