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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 7.5/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170961.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170979.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171007.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/29/14Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77379Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034028Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1273353Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-October/000182.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T103022Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170961.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170979.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171007.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/29/14Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77379Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034028Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1273353Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-October/000182.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T103022Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 29, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified