CVE-2015-8626

Name	CVE-2015-8626
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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
mediawiki (PTS)	bullseye	1:1.35.13-1+deb11u2	fixed
	bullseye (security)	1:1.35.13-1+deb11u3	fixed
	bookworm, bookworm (security)	1:1.39.10-1~deb12u1	fixed
	trixie, sid	1:1.39.10-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
mediawiki	source	squeeze	(unfixed)	end-of-life
mediawiki	source	(unstable)	1:1.25.5-1	low

Notes

[wheezy] - mediawiki <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[squeeze] - mediawiki <end-of-life> (Not supported in Squeeze LTS)
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T115522