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CVE-2015-6728
UNKNOWN · CVSS n/a
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2015-09-01T14:59:06.197 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:31:19.480

Summary

The ApiBase::getWatchlistUser function in MediaWiki before 1.23.10, 1.24.x before 1.24.3, and 1.25.x before 1.25.2 does not perform token comparison in constant time, which allows remote attackers to guess the watchlist token and bypass CSRF protection via a timing attack.

Affected products

mediawiki — mediawiki

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References

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