CVE-2018-0503

$wgRateLimits entry for 'user' overrides 'newbie'

Published Oct 4, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
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'.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4301-1 mediawiki security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-4567 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'.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-mhfv-9h99-jwg7 Mediawiki Improper Privilege Management
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
debian
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 1:30 AM
Reserved
Nov 27, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 4, 2018, 8:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:31 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Sep 24, 2018, 12:00 AM