Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-2936
MediaWiki 1.24.x before 1.24.2, when using PBKDF2 for password hashing, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long password.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2015-2936
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-2936
3.67%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 92 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2015-2936
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.1
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
8.6
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6.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2015-2936
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2015-2936
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73477
MediaWiki Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-March/000175.html
[MediaWiki-announce] MediaWiki Security and Maintenance Releases: 1.19.24, 1.23.9, and 1.24.2Patch;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/07/3
oss-security - Re: CVE request: MediaWiki 1.24.2/1.23.9/1.19.24
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https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T64685
⚓ T64685 Extremely large passwords as DoS
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-05
MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201510-05) — Gentoo security
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/01/1
oss-security - CVE request: MediaWiki 1.24.2/1.23.9/1.19.24
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:200
mandriva.com
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