Vulnerability in MediaWiki
CVE-2015-8008
The OAuth extension for MediaWiki improperly negotiates a new client token only over Special:OAuth/initiate, which allows attackers to bypass intended IP address access restrictions by making an API request with an existing token.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- MediaWiki
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 21, 22, 23
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/77379 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170979.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170961.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034028 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- phabricator.wikimedia.org/T103022 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-October/000182.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171007.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/29/14 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8008?
- CVE-2015-8008 is a high-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-12-29.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8008?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.