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MediaWiki Improper Access Control Vulnerability - CVE-2015-8008 - Vulnerability Database
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MediaWiki Improper Access Control Vulnerability - CVE-2015-8008

High
Reference: CVE-2015-8008
NVD Link: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8008
Title: MediaWiki Improper Access Control Vulnerability
Overview:

The OAuth extension for MediaWiki improperly negotiates a new client token only over Special:OAuth/initiate which allows attackers to bypass intended IP address access restrictions by making an API request with an existing token.