CVE-2015-6728
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 None
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 guess the watchlist token and bypass CSRF protection via a timing attack.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2015-6728
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2015-09-01T14:59:06
- Last Modified Date
- 2016-12-07T18:21:13
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.23.9 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.25.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.25.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6728 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-6728 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:58:59 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 06:12:31 | 2015-09-01T14:59Z | 2015-09-01T14:59:06 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 06:12:31 | 2016-12-07T18:21:13 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 06:12:31 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |