CVE-2015-2940

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-2940
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-04-13 14:59:13 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionCross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of certain users for requests that retrieve sensitive user information via unspecified vectors.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-352 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mediawiki Checkuser - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201510-05) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
oss-security - CVE request: MediaWiki 1.24.2/1.23.9/1.19.24 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:200 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
[MediaWiki-announce] MediaWiki Security and Maintenance Releases: 1.19.24, 1.23.9, and 1.24.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.wikimedia.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
MediaWiki Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
⚓ T85858 Check User page lacks CSRF protection af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 phabricator.wikimedia.org
oss-security - Re: CVE request: MediaWiki 1.24.2/1.23.9/1.19.24 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
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