CVE-2023-45363

CVSS 3.1 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Oct 9, 2023
Updated: Nov 28, 2023
CWE ID 835

Summary

CVE-2023-45363 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting MediaWiki versions before 1.35.12, 1.36.x through 1.39.x before 1.39.5, and 1.40.x before 1.40.1. The issue lies in ApiPageSet.php, where a problem with redirects and converttitles can cause an unbounded loop and RequestTimeoutException, resulting in a server crash and service disruption for users. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by querying specific pages with redirects, potentially leading to a denial of service condition.

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Affected Products

  • Mediawiki
  • Debian

Affected Vendors

  • Debian
  • Mediawiki

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