CVE-2015-8008

Summary

CVECVE-2015-8008
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-12-29 22:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-284 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 21 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Application Mediawiki Mediawiki All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
⚓ T103022 OAuth IP restrictions only apply to Special:OAuth/initiate, not to general API requests af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 phabricator.wikimedia.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: mediawiki-1.25.3-1.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: mediawiki-1.24.4-1.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
MediaWiki Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks and Let Remote Authenticated Users Bypass Security and Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Mediawiki OAuth Extension CVE-2015-8008 Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[MediaWiki-announce] Extension Security Release: OAuth, Echo, PageTriage af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.wikimedia.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: MediaWiki 1.25.3, 1.24.4 and 1.23.11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Bug 1273353 – CVE-2015-8001 CVE-2015-8002 CVE-2015-8003 CVE-2015-8004 CVE-2015-8005 CVE-2015-8006 CVE-2015-8007 CVE-2015-8008 CVE-2015-8009 mediawiki: multiple flaws fixed in 1.25.3, 1.24.4, and 1.23.11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: mediawiki-1.25.3-1.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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