CVE-2015-8625

moderate-risk
Published 2017-03-23

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 sanitize parameters when calling the cURL library, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an @ (at sign) character in unspecified POST array parameters.

Do I need to act?

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0.31% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (11)

Affected Vendors

Mediawiki

References (8)

Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/21/8
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/7
Patch https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-December/000186.ht...
Patch https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T118032
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/21/8
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/7
Patch https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-December/000186.ht...
Patch https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T118032
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moderate-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 16/34 · Moderate