CVE-2015-6728
EPSS 0.16%
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.
How to fix CVE-2015-6728
To remediate CVE-2015-6728, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/mediawiki—upgrade to 1:1.25.5-1 or later
Is CVE-2015-6728 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:1.25.5-1