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

EPSS: 0.014 (69.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

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-2015-8628?
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.