VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-8008
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.87%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.87%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.87% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- mediawiki/mediawiki · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170961.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170979.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171007.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/29/14Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77379Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034028Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1273353Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-October/000182.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T103022Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170961.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170979.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171007.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/29/14Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77379Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034028Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1273353Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-October/000182.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T103022Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.