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.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T07:29:24.824Z
Reserved: 2015-08-27T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-6728

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2015-09-01T14:59:06.197
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2015-6728

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