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CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2015-8626

Published: Mar 23, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8626
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/255.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
MediawikiMediawiki*1.23.11 (including)
MediawikiMediawiki1.24.0 (including)1.24.0 (including)
MediawikiMediawiki1.24.1 (including)1.24.1 (including)
MediawikiMediawiki1.24.2 (including)1.24.2 (including)
MediawikiMediawiki1.24.3 (including)1.24.3 (including)
MediawikiMediawiki1.24.4 (including)1.24.4 (including)
MediawikiMediawiki1.25.0 (including)1.25.0 (including)
MediawikiMediawiki1.25.1 (including)1.25.1 (including)
MediawikiMediawiki1.25.2 (including)1.25.2 (including)
MediawikiMediawiki1.25.3 (including)1.25.3 (including)
MediawikiMediawiki1.26.0 (including)1.26.0 (including)
MediawikiUbuntuartful*
MediawikiUbuntuprecise*
MediawikiUbuntutrusty*
MediawikiUbuntuupstream*
MediawikiUbuntuvivid*
MediawikiUbuntuwily*
MediawikiUbuntuyakkety*
MediawikiUbuntuzesty*

References

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