CVE-2023-22909

Description

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.9, 1.36.x through 1.38.x before 1.38.5, and 1.39.x before 1.39.1. SpecialMobileHistory allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service because database queries are slow.

5.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

EPSS 0.18%

Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory wikimedia.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T320987	patch vendor advisory issue tracking
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AP65YEN762IBNQPOYGUVLTQIDLM5XD2A/	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-22909?: CVE-2023-22909 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-22909?: To fix CVE-2023-22909, 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-2023-22909 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-22909 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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