UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8626

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8626

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8626.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8626

Related

CVE-2015-8626

Published

2017-03-23T20:59:00Z

Modified

2025-01-13T10:21:11Z

Severity

9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator

Summary

[none]

Details

The User::randomPassword function in 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 generates passwords smaller than $wgMinimalPasswordLength, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / mediawiki

Package

Name: mediawiki
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/mediawiki@1:1.27.4-3?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1:1.27.4-3

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.27.3-1

1:1.27.4-1

1:1.27.4-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.27.4-3",
            "binary_name": "mediawiki"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.27.4-3",
            "binary_name": "mediawiki-classes"
        }
    ]
}