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PT-2017-7456
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2015-12-24
Wikimedia · Mediawiki · CVE-2015-8626
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions** MediaWiki versions prior to 1.23.12 MediaWiki versions 1.24.x prior to 1.24.5 MediaWiki versions 1.25.x prior to 1.25.4 MediaWiki versions 1.26.x prior to 1.26.1 **Description** The issue allows remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack due to the generation of passwords smaller than the minimal required length. This is caused by the `User::randomPassword` function. **Recommendations** For MediaWiki versions prior to 1.23.12, update to version 1.23.12 or later. For MediaWiki versions 1.24.x prior to 1.24.5, update to version 1.24.5 or later. For MediaWiki versions 1.25.x prior to 1.25.4, update to version 1.25.4 or later. For MediaWiki versions 1.26.x prior to 1.26.1, update to version 1.26.1 or later.