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CVE-2015-8004

MediaWiki before 1.23.11, 1.24.x before 1.24.4, and 1.25.x before 1.25.3 does not properly restrict access to revisions, which allows remote authenticated users with the viewsuppressed user right to remove revision suppressions via a crafted revisiondelete action, which returns a valid a change form.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2015-8004 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from mediawiki organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2015-11-09T18:59:03.897

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	≤ 1.23.10	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	1.24.3	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.25.0	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.25.1	Yes
Application	mediawiki	mediawiki	1.25.2	Yes

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034028 ([email protected])
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-October/000181.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T95589 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034028 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-October/000181.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T95589 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For mediawiki's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.