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.
                
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                    Configurations
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| References | () http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/165193.html - | |
| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/12/6 - | |
| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/27/6 - | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76334 - | |
| References | () https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-August/000179.html - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-05 - | 
Information
                Published : 2015-09-01 14:59
Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46
NVD link : CVE-2015-6728
Mitre link : CVE-2015-6728
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-6728
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                mediawiki
- mediawiki
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-352
                        
            Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
