ID CVE-2012-4885
Summary The wikitext parser in MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via certain input, as demonstrated by the padleft function.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 5.0 (as of 10-09-2012 - 18:27)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
NONE NONE PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
refmap via4
bid 52689
confirm
mlist
  • [MediaWiki-announce] 20120322 MediaWiki security and maintenance release 1.17.3
  • [MediaWiki-announce] 20120322 MediaWiki security and maintenance release 1.18.2
  • [oss-security] 20120322 MediaWiki security and maintenance release 1.18.2
  • [oss-security] 20120323 CVEs for MediaWiki security and maintenance release 1.18.2
secunia 48504
Last major update 10-09-2012 - 18:27
Published 09-09-2012 - 21:55
Last modified 10-09-2012 - 18:27
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