PT-2017-7457 · Wikimedia+1 · Mediawiki+1

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Published

2015-12-24

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Updated

2017-08-22

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CVE-2015-8627

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

VectorAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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 arises from the improper normalization of IP addresses containing zero-padded octets. This could potentially allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by using an IP address that was not supposed to have been allowed.
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.

Exploit

Fix

Improper Access Control

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2017-2095
CVE-2015-8627
MGASA-2015-0486

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Mediawiki