Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2015-2940 (CCN-102463)

Assigned:2015-03-21
Published:2015-03-21
Updated:2016-12-07
Summary:Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of certain users for requests that retrieve sensitive user information via unspecified vectors.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.9 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-352
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2015-2940

Source: MANDRIVA
Type: UNKNOWN
MDVSA-2015:200

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20150331 CVE request: MediaWiki 1.24.2/1.23.9/1.19.24

Source: CCN
Type: oss-security Mailing List, Tue, 7 Apr 2015 03:34:12 -0400 (EDT)
Re: CVE request: MediaWiki 1.24.2/1.23.9/1.19.24

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20150407 Re: CVE request: MediaWiki 1.24.2/1.23.9/1.19.24

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
73477

Source: CCN
Type: BID-73477
MediaWiki Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mediawiki-cve20152940-csrf(102463)

Source: CCN
Type: MediaWiki Web Site
[MediaWiki-announce] MediaWiki Security and Maintenance Releases: 1.19.24, 1.23.9, and 1.24.2

Source: MLIST
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
[MediaWiki-announce] 20150331 MediaWiki Security and Maintenance Releases: 1.19.24, 1.23.9, and 1.24.2

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T85858

Source: GENTOO
Type: UNKNOWN
GLSA-201510-05

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2015-2940

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:mediawiki:checkuser:-:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.23.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:201529400000000
    V
    		CVE-2015-2940 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - medium.
    2015-04-13
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20152940000
    V
    		CVE-2015-2940 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - medium.
    2015-04-13
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20152940000
    V
    		CVE-2015-2940 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2015-04-13
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20152940000
    V
    		CVE-2015-2940 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2015-04-13
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201529400000000
    V
    		CVE-2015-2940 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2015-04-13
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20152940000
    V
    		CVE-2015-2940 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2015-04-13
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201529400000000
    V
    		CVE-2015-2940 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2015-04-13
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20152940000
    V
    		CVE-2015-2940 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2015-04-13
    BACK
    mediawiki checkuser -
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.24.1
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.23
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.23.8