Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
Low
Attack Vector
Network
0

$wgRateLimits entry for 'user' overrides 'newbie'

Disclosure Date: October 04, 2018
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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 ‘user’ overrides that for ‘newbie’.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
4.3 Medium
Impact Score:
1.4
Exploitability Score:
2.8
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
Low
Availability (A):
None

General Information

Vendors

  • debian,
  • mediawiki

Products

  • debian linux 9.0,
  • mediawiki,
  • mediawiki 1.27.5,
  • mediawiki 1.29.3,
  • mediawiki 1.30.1
Technical Analysis