# CVE-2015-6727: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can determine if an IP address is autoblocked by inspecting the Special:DeletedContributions page, leaking security status information.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 1 Sep 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2015-6727, GHSA-v8xm-gjch-p94q

## What is CVE-2015-6727?

CVE-2015-6727 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 1 Sep 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Special:DeletedContributions page in MediaWiki before 1.23.10, 1.24.x before 1.24.3, and 1.25.x before 1.25.2 allows remote attackers to determine if an IP is autoblocked via the "Change block" text.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6727?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Mediawiki Mediawiki.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-6727?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2015-6727 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6727 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

- [CVE-2020-11651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11651/): SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-7247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7247/): OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-16928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16928/): Exim Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-6789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6789/): Exim Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-2590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2590/): Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-6727 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-6727 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 1 Sep 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6727 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6727/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6727/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6727
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6727
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-6727

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