CVE-2015-6728 | BDVDB-2026-71418 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-05
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/27/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/12/6
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-August/000179.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/165193.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76334
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.