CVE-2015-8626 (GCVE-0-2015-8626)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-23 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 08:20
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2015-12-21 00:00
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