Information disclosure in MediaWiki

CVE-2015-8625

MediaWiki before 1.23.12, 1.24.x before 1.24.5, 1.25.x before 1.25.4, and 1.26.x before 1.26.1 do not properly sanitize parameters when calling the cURL library, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an @ (at sign) character in unspecified POST array parameters.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.018 (76.3th 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 — versions 1.24.0, 1.24.1, 1.24.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Release Notes)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8625?
CVE-2015-8625 is a high-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-03-23.
How severe is CVE-2015-8625?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.