SB2017122906 - Improper access control in MediaWiki MediaWiki
Published: December 29, 2017 Updated: July 17, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017122906
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8008)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The OAuth extension for MediaWiki improperly negotiates a new client token only over Special:OAuth/initiate, which allows attackers to bypass intended IP address access restrictions by making an API request with an existing token.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170961.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170979.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171007.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/29/14
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77379
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034028
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1273353
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-October/000182.html
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T103022