CVE-2015-8627: mediawiki Improper Access Control
CVSS: 5.3v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8627DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8627
Published 23-03-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-8627 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Improper Access Control vulnerability in mediawiki. EPSS estimates a 1.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.36%
0%100%
Low · -0.16 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 23-03-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
MediaWiki before 1.23.12, 1.24.x before 1.24.5, 1.25.x before 1.25.4, and 1.26.x before 1.26.1 do not properly normalize IP addresses containing zero-padded octets, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by using an IP address that was not supposed to have been allowed.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Medium 5.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.36%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
71%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.16 pp
From 1.52% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score1.36%
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≤ 1.23.11 | 1.24.0 | 1.24.1 | 1.24.2 | 1.24.3 | 1.24.4 | 1.25.0 | 1.25.1 | 1.25.2 | 1.25.3 | 1.26.0
Ubuntu1 product
- mediawiki< 1:1.27.4-3
3 vendors · 3 products
References
7 links- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-December/000186.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/7Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/21/8Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory