Security Advisory

CVE-2015-8626

CVE vulnerability detail — eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2017-03-23 20:00:00
Last updated 2024-08-06 08:20:43
Assigner mitre
State PUBLISHED

Description

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.