CVE-2013-1816

Description

MediaWiki before 1.19.4 and 1.20.x before 1.20.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by sending a specially crafted request.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.87% Top 15%
Third-Party Advisory gentoo.org Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory ibmcloud.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: mediawiki mediawiki
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58306 vdb entry third party advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1816 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-1816 issue tracking third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88360 vdb entry third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201310-21.xml third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/4 mailing list release notes third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1816?
CVE-2013-1816 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-1816?
To fix CVE-2013-1816, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-1816 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-1816 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2013-1816?
CVE-2013-1816 affects mediawiki mediawiki.
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