Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-41118
The DynamicPageList3 extension is a reporting tool for MediaWiki, listing category members and intersections with various formats and details. In affected versions unsanitised input of regular expression date within the parameters of the DPL parser function, allowed for the possibility of ReDoS (Regex Denial of Service). This has been resolved in version 3.3.6. If you are unable to update you may also set `$wgDplSettings['functionalRichness'] = 0;` or disable DynamicPageList3 to mitigate.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2021-41118
- cpe:2.3:a:dynamicpagelist3_project:dynamicpagelist3:*:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-41118
0.20%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 58 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-41118
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
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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NIST | |
5.3
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.6
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3.6
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GitHub, Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-41118
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The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.Assigned by: security-advisories@github.com (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-41118
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https://github.com/Universal-Omega/DynamicPageList3/commit/2c04dafb37a14d9ccfe070f53e7f11bbca0156e7
Major cleanup (#57) · Universal-Omega/DynamicPageList3@2c04daf · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/Universal-Omega/DynamicPageList3/security/advisories/GHSA-8f24-q75c-jhf4
ReDoS in DynamicPageList3 · Advisory · Universal-Omega/DynamicPageList3 · GitHubMitigation;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/Universal-Omega/DynamicPageList3/releases/tag/3.3.6
Release 3.3.6 · Universal-Omega/DynamicPageList3 · GitHubRelease Notes;Third Party Advisory
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