CVE-2021-41118
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CVE-2021-41118 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. The DynamicPageList3 extension is a reporting tool for MediaWiki, listing category members and intersections with various formats and details. In affected versions unsanitised input of regular expression date within the parameters of the DPL parser function, allowed for the possibility of ReDoS (Regex Denial of Service). EPSS estimates a 1.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The DynamicPageList3 extension is a reporting tool for MediaWiki, listing category members and intersections with various formats and details. In affected versions unsanitised input of regular expression date within the parameters of the DPL parser function, allowed for the possibility of ReDoS (Regex Denial of Service). This has been resolved in version 3.3.6. If you are unable to update you may also set `$wgDplSettings['functionalRichness'] = 0;` or disable DynamicPageList3 to mitigate.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Dynamicpagelist3 Project | Dynamicpagelist3 | < 3.3.6 |
References
- https://github.com/Universal-Omega/DynamicPageList3/commit/2c04dafb37a14d9ccfe070f53e7f11bbca0156e7Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Universal-Omega/DynamicPageList3/releases/tag/3.3.6Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Universal-Omega/DynamicPageList3/security/advisories/GHSA-8f24-q75c-jhf4Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Universal-Omega/DynamicPageList3/commit/2c04dafb37a14d9ccfe070f53e7f11bbca0156e7Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Universal-Omega/DynamicPageList3/releases/tag/3.3.6Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Universal-Omega/DynamicPageList3/security/advisories/GHSA-8f24-q75c-jhf4Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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