Vulnerability in MediaWiki
CVE-2015-8627
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 normalize IP addresses containing zero-padded octets, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by using an IP address that was not supposed to have been allowed.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (70.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 70.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- MediaWiki — versions 1.24.0, 1.24.1, 1.24.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- phabricator.wikimedia.org/T97897 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- 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)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/21/8 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8627?
- CVE-2015-8627 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-03-23.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8627?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.