CVE-2015-2940 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability within the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki. This flaw allows remote attackers to hijack authenticated user sessions, potentially leading to the retrieval of sensitive user information. While rated with a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and partial impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:checkuser:-:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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