CVE-2015-8008 Information

Description

The OAuth extension for MediaWiki improperly negotiates a new client token only over Special:OAuth/initiate which allows attackers to bypass intended IP address access restrictions by making an API request with an existing token.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170961.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170979.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171007.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/29/14 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77379 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034028 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1273353 https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-October/000182.html https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T103022

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

7.5