vulnerability
MediaWiki: CVE-2015-8625: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Mar 23, 2017 | Aug 24, 2017 | May 6, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Mar 23, 2017
Added
Aug 24, 2017
Modified
May 6, 2026
Description
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 do not properly sanitize parameters when calling the cURL library, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an @ (at sign) character in unspecified POST array parameters.
Solution
mediawiki-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2015-8625
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2015-8625
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/21/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/7
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-December/000186.html
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T118032
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2015-8502
- CWE-200
- EUVD-EUVD-2015-8502
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