Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-29139
An issue was discovered in the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. When a user with checkuserlog permissions makes many CheckUserLog API requests in some configurations, denial of service can occur (RequestTimeoutException or upstream request timeout).
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2023-29139
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-29139
0.08%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 36 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-29139
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.8
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3.6
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134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | 2025-02-14 |
6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.8
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-29139
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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: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
References for CVE-2023-29139
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https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T326293
⚓ T326293 API request timeout - CheckUserLogPatch
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