CVE-2015-6728

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.
CSRF
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.5 UNKNOWN
NETWORK
LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 37%
VendorProductVersion
mediawikimediawiki
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≤ 1.23.9
mediawikimediawiki
1.24.0
mediawikimediawiki
1.24.1
mediawikimediawiki
1.24.2
mediawikimediawiki
1.25.0
mediawikimediawiki
1.25.1
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
mediawiki
bullseye
1:1.35.13-1+deb11u2
fixed
wheezy
no-dsa
bullseye (security)
1:1.35.13-1+deb11u3
fixed
bookworm
1:1.39.7-1~deb12u1
fixed
bookworm (security)
1:1.39.10-1~deb12u1
fixed
sid
1:1.39.10-1
fixed
trixie
1:1.39.10-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
mediawiki
disco
not-affected
cosmic
not-affected
bionic
not-affected
artful
ignored
zesty
ignored
yakkety
ignored
xenial
dne
wily
ignored
vivid
ignored
trusty
dne
precise
ignored
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/165193.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/12/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/27/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76334
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-August/000179.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-05
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/165193.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/12/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/27/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76334
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-August/000179.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-05