CVE-2015-8623

Published Mar 23, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The User::matchEditToken function in includes/User.php in MediaWiki before 1.23.12 and 1.24.x before 1.24.5 does not perform token comparison in constant time before returning, which allows remote attackers to guess the edit token and bypass CSRF protection via a timing attack, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8624.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8500 The User::matchEditToken function in includes/User.php in MediaWiki before 1.23.12 and 1.24.x before 1.24.5 does not perform token comparison in constant time before returning, which allows remote attackers to guess the edit token and bypass CSRF protection via a timing attack, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8624.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:20 AM
Reserved
Dec 23, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 23, 2017, 8:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:34 AM