Is CVE-2015-8001 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2015-8001 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2015-8001?

CVE-2015-8001 has a CVSS v2 base score of 3.5 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2015-8001?

CVE-2015-8001 has an EPSS score of 1.56% (72th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8001?

Upgrade mediawiki on debian 11 to 1:1.25.5-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-8001

LOWEPSS 72th pctl

3.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The chunked upload API (ApiUpload) in MediaWiki before 1.23.11, 1.24.x before 1.24.4, and 1.25.x before 1.25.3 does not restrict the uploaded data to the claimed file size, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a chunk that exceeds the file size.

CWE-284Improper Access Control

How to fix

Remediation Available

mediawikiDebian

Fixed in:1:1.25.5-1CVE-2015-8001

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.56%probability of exploitation in 30 days

72ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 72% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

lists.wikimedia.org

Vendor Advisory1

phabricator.wikimedia.org

Other references1

securitytracker.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2023-27350	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2019-1653	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-23752	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-29298	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-38205	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-27348	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.