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
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: 0.018 (77.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- MediaWiki — versions 1.24.0, 1.24.1, 1.24.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-December/000186.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Patch, Release Notes)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/7 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- phabricator.wikimedia.org/T118032 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/21/8 (mailing-list, 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.