CVE-2015-6728
The ApiBase::getWatchlistUser function in MediaWiki before 1.23.10, 1.24.x before 1.24.3, and 1.25.x before 1.25.2 does not perform token comparison in constant time, which allows remote attackers to
02 Description
The ApiBase::getWatchlistUser function in MediaWiki before 1.23.10, 1.24.x before 1.24.3, and 1.25.x before 1.25.2 does not perform token comparison in constant time, which allows remote attackers to
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.86% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 58.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2015-09-01 14:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 07:29Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-08-27
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)Compound
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 4670778ee7b766ca81c0dbf1f3d3a3ec307361bc246ca6437da3b4aaf8b76044
05 Affected products
06 References
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201510-05https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-05
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20150827 Re: CVE Request: MediaWiki 1.25.2, 1.24.3, 1.23.10http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/27/6
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20150812 CVE Request: MediaWiki 1.25.2, 1.24.3, 1.23.10http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/12/6
- lists.wikimedia.org[MediaWiki-announce] 20150810 MediaWiki Security and Maintenance Releases: 1.25.2, 1.24.3, 1.23.10https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-August/000179.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2015-13920http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/165193.html
- www.securityfocus.com76334http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76334
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- mediawiki Fixed in 1:1.25.5-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- mediawiki Fixed in 1:1.25.5-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- mediawiki Fixed in 1:1.25.5-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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