CVE-2015-8008
N/A
Published: December 29, 2017 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:33 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraMediaWiki
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.25.3
Affected range stops below 1.25.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (9)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170961.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170979.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171007.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/29/14VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77379VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034028x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1273353Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-October/000182.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284
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