CVE-2015-8008
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5 · Improper access control
7.5CVSS HIGH
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)3%
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170961.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170979.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171007.htmlAdvisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/29/14Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77379Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034028Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1273353Advisory
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-October/000182.htmlAdvisory