Improper access control in MediaWiki - CVE-2015-8008
Published: December 29, 2017 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31372
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8008
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: MediaWiki.org
Affected software:
MediaWiki
MediaWiki
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-8008
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- 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