MediaWiki up to 1.23.9/1.24.2/1.25.1 Special:DeletedContributions Page Block information disclosure
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A vulnerability has been found in MediaWiki up to 1.23.9/1.24.2/1.25.1 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Special:DeletedContributions Page. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Block). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
The Special:DeletedContributions page in MediaWiki before 1.23.10, 1.24.x before 1.24.3, and 1.25.x before 1.25.2 allows remote attackers to determine if an IP is autoblocked via the "Change block" text.
The weakness was shared 09/01/2015 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at phabricator.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-6727 since 08/27/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85698 (Fedora 23 : mediawiki-1.25.2-2.fc23 (2015-13920)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123934 (Fedora Security Update for mediawiki (FEDORA-2015-13920)).
Upgrading to version 1.23.10, 1.24.3 or 1.25.2 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (85698). The entries 77534, 77540, 77541 and 77542 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploiting
Name: BlockClass: Information disclosure / Block
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 85698
Nessus Name: Fedora 23 : mediawiki-1.25.2-2.fc23 (2015-13920)
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OpenVAS ID: 801900
OpenVAS Name: MediaWiki Multiple Vulnerabilities - Sep15 (Windows)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.23.10/1.24.3/1.25.2
Patch: github.com
Timeline
08/27/2015 🔍08/31/2015 🔍
09/01/2015 🔍
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09/03/2015 🔍
09/08/2015 🔍
06/14/2022 🔍
Sources
Product: mediawiki.orgAdvisory: 5faabfa1bbf65536ea36108887040198afcb3c82
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-6727 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 52476 - MediaWiki Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability via Special:DeletedContributions Page, Medium
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Entry
Created: 09/03/2015 10:21Updated: 06/14/2022 08:13
Changes: 09/03/2015 10:21 (62), 12/08/2017 11:43 (6), 06/14/2022 08:10 (4), 06/14/2022 08:13 (1)
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