{"cve":"CVE-2015-8626","nvd":{"published":"2017-03-23T20:59:00.610","modified":"2026-06-17T00:34:52.733","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-255"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/21/8","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/7","https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-December/000186.html","https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T115522","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/21/8"],"products":["mediawiki:mediawiki"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:42:09.859288039+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-8626","score":0.01888,"percentile":0.79535,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}