Information disclosure in MediaWiki
CVE-2015-8628
The (1) Special:MyPage, (2) Special:MyTalk, (3) Special:MyContributions, (4) Special:MyUploads, and (5) Special:AllMyUploads pages in 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 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive user login information via crafted links combined with page view statistics.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.6% 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
- 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/T109724 (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-2015-8628?
- CVE-2015-8628 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-03-23.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8628?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.