CVE-2015-8004: mediawiki
CVSS: 4.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8004DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8004
Published 09-11-2015Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-8004 is a medium (CVSS 4.0) vulnerability in mediawiki. EPSS estimates a 1.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
4.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.72%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 09-11-2015PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
MediaWiki before 1.23.11, 1.24.x before 1.24.4, and 1.25.x before 1.25.3 does not properly restrict access to revisions, which allows remote authenticated users with the viewsuppressed user right to remove revision suppressions via a crafted revisiondelete action, which returns a valid a change form.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionMedium 4.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.72%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
77%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.03 pp
From 1.69% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score1.72%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- mediawiki< 1:1.25.5-1
Mediawiki1 product
- mediawiki≤ 1.23.10 | 1.24.0 | 1.24.1 | 1.24.2 | 1.24.3 | 1.25.0 | 1.25.1 | 1.25.2
Ubuntu1 product
- mediawiki< 1:1.27.4-3
3 vendors · 3 products
References
6 links- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-October/000181.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTPatchVendor Advisory