CVE-2015-8626

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The User::randomPassword function in MediaWiki before 1.23.12, 1.24.x before 1.24.5, 1.25.x before 1.25.4, and 1.26.x before 1.26.1 generates passwords smaller than $wgMinimalPasswordLength, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.

La función User::randomPassword en MediaWiki en versiones anteriores a 1.23.12, 1.24.x en versiones anteriores a 1.24.5, 1.25.x en versiones anteriores a 1.25.4 y 1.26.x en versiones anteriores a 1.26.1 genera contraseñas más pequeñas que $wgMinimalPasswordLength, lo que hace más fácil a atacantes remotos eludir restricciones destinadas al acceso a través de un ataque de fuerza bruta.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-12-23 CVE Reserved
2017-03-23 CVE Published
2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-255: Credentials Management Errors

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/21/8	2017-03-27
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/7	2017-03-27
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-December/000186.html	2017-03-27
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T115522	2017-03-27

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki"		Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki"				<= 1.23.11 Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version " <= 1.23.11"		-		Affected
Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki"		Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki"				1.24.0 Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version "1.24.0"		-		Affected
Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki"		Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki"				1.24.1 Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version "1.24.1"		-		Affected
Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki"		Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki"				1.24.2 Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version "1.24.2"		-		Affected
Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki"		Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki"				1.24.3 Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version "1.24.3"		-		Affected
Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki"		Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki"				1.24.4 Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version "1.24.4"		-		Affected
Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki"		Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki"				1.25.0 Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version "1.25.0"		-		Affected
Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki"		Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki"				1.25.1 Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version "1.25.1"		-		Affected
Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki"		Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki"				1.25.2 Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version "1.25.2"		-		Affected
Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki"		Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki"				1.25.3 Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version "1.25.3"		-		Affected
Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki"		Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki"				1.26.0 Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version "1.26.0"		-		Affected