CVE catalog
CVE-2015-6728
mediawiki: CVE-2015-6728
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.86% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | mediawiki | sid | 1:1.43.11+dfsg-3 | fixed |
| Debian | mediawiki | forky | 1:1.43.11+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | mediawiki | trixie | 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | mediawiki | trixie-security | 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | mediawiki | bookworm | 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 | fixed |
| Debian | mediawiki | bookworm-security | 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | mediawiki | source | sid | 1:1.25.5-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [799096] |
| Debian | mediawiki | source | forky | 1:1.25.5-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [799096] |
| Debian | mediawiki | source | trixie | 1:1.25.5-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [799096] |
| Debian | mediawiki | source | bookworm | 1:1.25.5-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [799096] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [mediawiki]Unknown
Details (4)
1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.25.5-1dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.25.5-1dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1:1.25.5-1dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1:1.25.5-1dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
- [mediawiki-classes]Unknown
Source package: [mediawiki]
Details (4)
1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.25.5-1dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.25.5-1dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1:1.25.5-1dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1:1.25.5-1dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [mediawiki]Unknown
Details (4)
1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.25.5-1dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.25.5-1dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1· all · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
1:1.25.5-1dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1· all · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
1:1.25.5-1dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
- [mediawiki-classes]Unknown
Source package: [mediawiki]
Details (4)
1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.25.5-1dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.25.5-1dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1· all · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
1:1.25.5-1dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1· all · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
1:1.25.5-1dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
Observed: