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 Bycve@mitre.org

Published DateSep 01, 2015, 14:59

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-352

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

7.5

Vector String

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

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

PARTIAL

Integrity (I)

PARTIAL

Availability (A)

PARTIAL

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/165193.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/12/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/27/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76334
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-August/000179.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-05

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-352

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

7.5

Vector String

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

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

PARTIAL

Integrity (I)

PARTIAL

Availability (A)

PARTIAL