CVE-2022-28203

A denial-of-service issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.6, 1.36.x before 1.36.4, and 1.37.x before 1.37.2. When many files exist, requesting Special:NewFiles with actor as a condition can result in a very long running query.

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH

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CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T297731	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00027.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5246	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki::::::::

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:::::::*

Information

Published : 2022-09-19 14:15

Updated : 2022-11-03 13:44

NVD link : CVE-2022-28203

Mitre link : CVE-2022-28203

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-763

Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference

Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

mediawiki

mediawiki

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