PT-2023-22166 · Mediawiki+1 · Mediawiki Checkuser Extension+1
Amandanp
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Publicado
2023-03-31
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Atualizado
2024-08-20
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CVE-2023-29139
CVSS v3.1
6.5
Média
| Vetor | AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
MediaWiki CheckUser extension versions through 1.39.3
Description
An issue in the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki can cause denial of service when a user with checkuserlog permissions makes many CheckUserLog API requests in certain configurations, resulting in a RequestTimeoutException or upstream request timeout.
Recommendations
For versions through 1.39.3, consider restricting access to the CheckUserLog API endpoint to minimize the risk of denial of service attacks until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, limiting the number of CheckUserLog API requests from users with checkuserlog permissions may also help mitigate the issue.
Exploit
Correção
DoS
Resource Exhaustion
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Identificadores relacionados
Produtos afetados
Alt Linux
Mediawiki Checkuser Extension