MediaWiki up to 1.23.9/1.24.2/1.25.1 CSRF Protection getWatchlistUser cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in MediaWiki up to 1.23.9/1.24.2/1.25.1. Affected by this issue is the function ApiBase::getWatchlistUser of the component CSRF protection. Such manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-6728. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki up to 1.23.9/1.24.2/1.25.1 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function ApiBase::getWatchlistUser of the component CSRF Protection. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published 09/01/2015 by Rick (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-6728 since 08/27/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

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 and running in the context l. 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. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (85698), SecurityFocus (BID 76334†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54197†). Similar entries are available at VDB-77534, VDB-77539, VDB-77541 and VDB-77542. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.23.10/1.24.3/1.25.2

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08/27/2015 +15 days 🔍
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03/10/2018 +857 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: lists.wikimedia.org
Researcher: Rick
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2015-6728 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6728
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77540
SecurityFocus: 76334 - MediaWiki Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 54197 - MediaWiki Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability in ApiBase::getWatchlistUser Function via a Timing Attack, High

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Created: 09/03/2015 10:21
Updated: 03/10/2018 12:21
Changes: 09/03/2015 10:21 (66), 03/10/2018 12:21 (9)
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