MediaWiki up to 1.23.10/1.24.3/1.25.2 Extension:OAuth credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in MediaWiki up to 1.23.10/1.24.3/1.25.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Extension:OAuth. This manipulation causes credentials management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2015-8009. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in MediaWiki up to 1.23.10/1.24.3/1.25.2 (Content Management System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Extension:OAuth. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-255. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 10/29/2015 by Richard Stanway, RobinHood70, Sitic and Grunny (Website). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-8009 since 10/28/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1552 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89179 (Fedora 22 : mediawiki-1.25.3-1.fc22 (2015-24fe8b66c9)), 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 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (89179) and SecurityTracker (ID 1034028†). Similar entries are available at VDB-78977, VDB-78978, VDB-78979 and VDB-78980. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 89179
Nessus Name: Fedora 22 : mediawiki-1.25.3-1.fc22 (2015-24fe8b66c9)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for mediawiki FEDORA-2015-97
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.23.11/1.24.4/1.25.3

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10/28/2015 🔍
10/29/2015 +1 days 🔍
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11/02/2015 +4 days 🔍
07/25/2017 +631 days 🔍
06/26/2022 +1797 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: FEDORA-2015-24fe8b66c9
Researcher: Richard Stanway, RobinHood70, Sitic, Grunny
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-8009 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8009
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78985
SecurityTracker: 1034028

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/02/2015 10:45
Updated: 06/26/2022 07:17
Changes: 11/02/2015 10:45 (58), 03/01/2018 07:45 (7), 06/26/2022 06:50 (2), 06/26/2022 07:01 (11), 06/26/2022 07:11 (1), 06/26/2022 07:17 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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