{"id":"CVE-2015-8626","details":"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.","modified":"2026-04-16T06:24:05.304797871Z","published":"2017-03-23T20:59:00Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/21/8"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/7"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-December/000186.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T115522"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/21/8"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/7"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/21/8"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/7"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-December/000186.html"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T115522"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}