First published: Thu Mar 23 2017(Updated: )
The (1) Special:MyPage, (2) Special:MyTalk, (3) Special:MyContributions, (4) Special:MyUploads, and (5) Special:AllMyUploads pages in MediaWiki before 1.23.12, 1.24.x before 1.24.5, 1.25.x before 1.25.4, and 1.26.x before 1.26.1 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive user login information via crafted links combined with page view statistics.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Wikimedia MediaWiki | <=1.23.11 | |
Wikimedia MediaWiki | =1.24.0 | |
Wikimedia MediaWiki | =1.24.1 | |
Wikimedia MediaWiki | =1.24.2 | |
Wikimedia MediaWiki | =1.24.3 | |
Wikimedia MediaWiki | =1.24.4 | |
Wikimedia MediaWiki | =1.25.0 | |
Wikimedia MediaWiki | =1.25.1 | |
Wikimedia MediaWiki | =1.25.2 | |
Wikimedia MediaWiki | =1.25.3 | |
Wikimedia MediaWiki | =1.26.0 |
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CVE-2015-8628 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to expose sensitive user login information.
CVE-2015-8628 affects MediaWiki versions prior to 1.23.12, 1.24.x before 1.24.5, 1.25.x before 1.25.4, and 1.26.x before 1.26.1.
To fix CVE-2015-8628, upgrade MediaWiki to the latest version that is not vulnerable.
CVE-2015-8628 allows attackers to obtain sensitive user login information by exploiting vulnerable pages.
Yes, CVE-2015-8628 can be exploited by remote attackers without requiring any local access.