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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.

Published

2015-09-01T14:59:06.197

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-352
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application mediawiki mediawiki ≤ 1.23.9 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.24.0 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.24.1 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.24.2 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.25.0 Yes
Application mediawiki mediawiki 1.25.1 Yes
References