Vulnerability in Mediawiki (CVE-2015-8008)
Summary
Vulnerability in Mediawiki (CVE-2015-8008). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2015-8008 has been found in Mediawiki.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Mediawiki CVE-2015-8008" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2015-8008 (Mediawiki) — CWE-284 / CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-284) exists in Mediawiki.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Mediawiki.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Mediawiki' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Mediawiki' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Mediawikiを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory lists.fedoraproject.org
- advisory lists.fedoraproject.org
- advisory lists.fedoraproject.org
- advisory openwall.com
- advisory securityfocus.com
- advisory securitytracker.com
- advisory bugzilla.redhat.com
- advisory lists.wikimedia.org
- patch phabricator.wikimedia.org