CVE-2021-42040

HIGH

Mediawiki < 1.36.2 - Infinite Loop

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.36.2. A parser function related to loop control allowed for an infinite loop (and php-fpm hang) within the Loops extension because egLoopsCountLimit is mishandled. This could lead to memory exhaustion.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287347

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0033
EPSS Percentile 55.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-835
Status published
Products (1)
mediawiki/mediawiki < 1.36.2
Published Oct 06, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026