Description
A denial-of-service issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.6, 1.36.x before 1.36.4, and 1.37.x before 1.37.2. When many files exist, requesting Special:NewFiles with actor as a condition can result in a very long running query.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0042
EPSS Percentile
61.8%
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-763
Status
published
Products (3)
debian/debian_linux
10.0
debian/debian_linux
11.0
mediawiki/mediawiki
< 1.35.6
Published
Sep 19, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026