gsd-2018-0503
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:22
Details
Mediawiki 1.31 before 1.31.1, 1.30.1, 1.29.3 and 1.27.5 contains a flaw where contrary to the documentation, $wgRateLimits entry for 'user' overrides that for 'newbie'.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2018-0503


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    "description": "Mediawiki 1.31 before 1.31.1, 1.30.1, 1.29.3 and 1.27.5 contains a flaw where contrary to the documentation, $wgRateLimits entry for \u0027user\u0027 overrides that for \u0027newbie\u0027.",
    "id": "GSD-2018-0503",
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      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3813",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3238",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3142",
      "https://advisories.mageia.org/CVE-2018-0503.html",
      "https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2018-0503"
    ]
  },
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      "remediation": "unknown",
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      "lastModifiedDate": "2019-10-18T04:15Z",
      "publishedDate": "2018-10-04T20:29Z"
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}


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