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.
EPSS: 0.029 (85.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Mediawiki
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 21, 22, 23
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, 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.