CVE-2021-41800

Description

MediaWiki before 1.36.2 allows a denial of service (resource consumption because of lengthy query processing time). Visiting Special:Contributions can sometimes result in a long running SQL query because PoolCounter protection is mishandled.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.16%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T284419 permissions required
https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l%40lists.wikimedia.org/thread/2IFS5CM2YV4VMSODPX3J2LFHKSEWVFV5/
https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki/commit/781caf83dba90c18349f930bbaaa0e89f003f874 third party advisory patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QNEAI2T3Y65I55ZB6UE6RMC662RZTGRX/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CJDYJQWT43GBD6GNQ4OW7JOZ6WQ6DZTN/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MDBPECBWN6LWNSWIQMVXK6PP4YFEUYHA/ vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-24 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-41800?
CVE-2021-41800 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-41800?
To fix CVE-2021-41800, 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-2021-41800 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-41800 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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