{"id":"UBUNTU-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obtain access via a brute-force attack.","modified":"2025-07-16T07:33:35.154979Z","published":"2017-03-23T20:59:00Z","withdrawn":"2025-07-18T16:43:19Z","upstream":["CVE-2015-8626"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8626"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T115522"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8626"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"mediawiki","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/mediawiki@1:1.27.4-3?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:1.27.4-3"}]}],"versions":["1:1.27.3-1","1:1.27.4-1","1:1.27.4-2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"1:1.27.4-3","binary_name":"mediawiki"},{"binary_version":"1:1.27.4-3","binary_name":"mediawiki-classes"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8626.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}