Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 1, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-6727
CVE-2015-6727
Description
The Special:DeletedContributions page in MediaWiki before 1.23.10, 1.24.x before 1.24.3, and 1.25.x before 1.25.2 allows remote attackers to determine if an IP is autoblocked via the "Change block" text.
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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.23.9
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.25.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.25.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.23.10, <1.24.3, <1.25.2
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-August/000179.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/165193.htmlnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/12/6nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/27/6nvd
- github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki/commit/5faabfa1bbf65536ea36108887040198afcb3c82nvd
- phabricator.wikimedia.org/T106893nvd
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