CVE-2015-8008
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.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mediawiki / mediawiki | - | 1.25.3 |
| fedoraproject / fedora | 22 | 22.x |
| fedoraproject / fedora | 23 | 23.x |
| fedoraproject / fedora | 21 | 21.x |
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170961.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170979.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171007.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/29/14
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77379
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034028
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1273353
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-October/000182.html
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T103022
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