MediaWiki up to 1.23.10/1.24.3/1.25.2 Extension:Echo Username information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in MediaWiki up to 1.23.10/1.24.3/1.25.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Extension:Echo. The manipulation leads to information disclosure (Username). This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2015-8007. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki up to 1.23.10/1.24.3/1.25.2 (Content Management System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Extension:Echo. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Username). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 10/29/2015 by Richard Stanway, RobinHood70, Sitic and Grunny with MediaWiki (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.wikimedia.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-8007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. 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 86554 (FreeBSD : mediawiki -- multiple vulnerabilities (b973a763-7936-11e5-a2a1-002590263bf5)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124333 (Fedora Security Update for mediawiki (FEDORA-2015-97)).

Upgrading to version 1.23.11, 1.24.4 or 1.25.3 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 (86554), SecurityFocus (BID 77380†), SecurityTracker (ID 1034028†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54594†). See VDB-78977, VDB-78978, VDB-78979 and VDB-78980 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Username
Class: Information disclosure / Username
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 86554
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mediawiki -- multiple vulnerabilities (b973a763-7936-11e5-a2a1-002590263bf5)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for mediawiki FEDORA-2015-97
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.23.11/1.24.4/1.25.3

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10/28/2015 +4 days 🔍
10/29/2015 +1 days 🔍
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11/02/2015 +3 days 🔍
11/09/2015 +7 days 🔍
11/25/2015 +16 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: lists.wikimedia.org
Researcher: Richard Stanway, RobinHood70, Sitic, Grunny
Organization: MediaWiki
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-8007 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8007
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78983
SecurityFocus: 77380 - Mediawiki Echo Extension 'User::isHidden()' Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034028
Vulnerability Center: 54594 - MediWiki before 1.23.11, 1.24 - 1.24.3 and 1.25 - 1.25.2 Remote Usernames Information Disclosure in Echo Extension, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/02/2015 10:45
Updated: 06/25/2022 15:23
Changes: 11/02/2015 10:45 (57), 04/20/2018 09:14 (23), 06/25/2022 15:23 (3)
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