CVE-2023-45363
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CVE-2023-45363 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in ApiPageSet.php in MediaWiki before 1.35.12, 1.36.x through 1.39.x before 1.39.5, and 1.40.x before 1.40.1. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (unbounded loop and RequestTimeoutException) when querying pages redirected to other variants with redirects and converttitles set.. EPSS estimates a 22.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in ApiPageSet.php in MediaWiki before 1.35.12, 1.36.x through 1.39.x before 1.39.5, and 1.40.x before 1.40.1. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (unbounded loop and RequestTimeoutException) when querying pages redirected to other variants with redirects and converttitles set.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | < 1.35.12 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | >= 1.36.0, < 1.39.5 |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.40.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 12.0 |
References
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T333050Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5520Third Party Advisory
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T333050Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5520Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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