CVE-2015-8004 Missing authorization in n/a
Authenticated users with view suppression rights can bypass restrictions to remove revision suppressions in MediaWiki.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8004?
CVE-2015-8004 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Mediawiki Mediawiki, published on 9 Nov 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8004?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mediawiki Mediawiki.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8004?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2015-8004 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8004 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mediawiki Mediawiki
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8004, GHSA-xg2h-3f4g-42hc.