# CVE-2015-6727: The Special:DeletedContributions page in MediaWiki before 1.23.10, 1.24.x before 1.24.3, and 1.25.x before 1.25.2 allows remote attackers to

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-09-01 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Special:DeletedContributions page in MediaWiki before 1.23.10, 1.24.x before 1.24.3, and 1.25.x before 1.25.2 allows remote attackers to determine if an IP is autoblocked via the "Change block" text.

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## References

- https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki/commit/5faabfa1bbf65536ea36108887040198afcb3c82
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/27/6
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T106893
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/12/6
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-August/000179.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/165193.html

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