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MediaWiki 1.37.0 < 1.37.2 DoS Vulnerability - Linux

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Denial of Service

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

1 year ago

Modified

Modified

1 year ago

Summary

MediaWiki is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

Special:WhatLinksHere can result in a DoS when a page is used on a extremely large number of other pages

Affected Software

Affected Software

MediaWiki versions 1.37.x through 1.37.1.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Update to version 1.37.2 or later.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)