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CVE-2015-8007
The Echo extension for MediWiki does not properly implement the hideuser functionality, which allows remote authenticated users to see…
Medium4.0EPSS 1.7%
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- mitre
Description
The Echo extension for MediWiki does not properly implement the hideuser functionality, which allows remote authenticated users to see hidden usernames in "non-revision based" notifications, as demonstrated by viewing a hidden username in a Thanks notification.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 23% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- 1034028 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- [MediaWiki-announce] 20151016 Extension Security Release: OAuth, Echo, PageTriage (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T110553 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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