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CVE-2015-2940

Published: Apr 13, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-352
NVD MITRE
6.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.1%
Top 38.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of certain users for requests that retrieve sensitive user information via unspecified vectors.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-352

Affected Products

n/an/a
checkusermediawikiWeb & CMS Plugins
mediawikioss-projectUSWeb & CMS Plugins

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-05
security.gentoo.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:200
mandriva.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73477
securityfocus.com
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Timeline

Published
Apr 13, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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