CVE-2015-8008

Description

The 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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.69% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77379 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1273353 issue tracking third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170979.html issue tracking third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170961.html issue tracking third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034028 vdb entry third party advisory
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T103022 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-October/000182.html issue tracking mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171007.html issue tracking third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/29/14 issue tracking mailing list third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8008?
CVE-2015-8008 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-8008?
To fix CVE-2015-8008, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-8008 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-8008 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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