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title: "CVE-2015-8628\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-8628

Publication date 23 March 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**5.3 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8628?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

The (1) Special:MyPage, (2) Special:MyTalk, (3) Special:MyContributions,
(4) Special:MyUploads, and (5) Special:AllMyUploads pages 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 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive user login
information via crafted links combined with page view statistics.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| mediawiki | 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

5.3 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | High |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.3 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8628)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8628)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-8628)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8628)

### Other references

* <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T109724>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8628>