Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-28203
A denial-of-service issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.6, 1.36.x before 1.36.4, and 1.37.x before 1.37.2. When many files exist, requesting Special:NewFiles with actor as a condition can result in a very long running query.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-28203
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.07%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 28 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2022-28203
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
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3.6
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[email protected] |
CWE ids for CVE-2022-28203
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The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system, but it calls the wrong release function or calls the appropriate release function incorrectly.Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)
References for CVE-2022-28203
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00027.html
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5246
Third Party Advisory
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https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T297731
Exploit;Issue Tracking;Patch;Vendor Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2022-28203
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*