Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 1, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-6728
CVE-2015-6728
Description
The ApiBase::getWatchlistUser function in MediaWiki before 1.23.10, 1.24.x before 1.24.3, and 1.25.x before 1.25.2 does not perform token comparison in constant time, which allows remote attackers to guess the watchlist token and bypass CSRF protection via a timing attack.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: before 1.23.10, 1.24.x before 1.24.3, 1.25.x before 1.25.2
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
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76334nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-05nvd
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