MediaWiki: Improper Access Control (CVE-2015-8008)
5
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
12/29/2017
10/26/2019
10/23/2019
10/23/2019
Description
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.
Solution(s)
- mediawiki-upgrade-1_25_3
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