vulnerability
MediaWiki: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (CVE-2015-8628)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Mar 23, 2017 | Aug 24, 2017 | Apr 7, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Mar 23, 2017
Added
Aug 24, 2017
Modified
Apr 7, 2026
Description
The (1) Special:MyPage, (2) Special:MyTalk, (3) Special:MyContributions, (4) Special:MyUploads, and (5) Special:AllMyUploads pages in 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 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive user login information via crafted links combined with page view statistics.
Solution
mediawiki-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2015-8628
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2015-8628
- CWE-200
- EUVD-EUVD-2015-8505
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/21/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/7
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2015-8505
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-December/000186.html
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T109724
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