CVE-2021-46149

mediawiki: searching for a very long key may lead to DoS

Published Jan 7, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.5, 1.36.x before 1.36.3, and 1.37.x before 1.37.1. A denial of service (resource consumption) can be accomplished by searching for a very long key in a Language Name Search.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-32849 An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.5, 1.36.x before 1.36.3, and 1.37.x before 1.37.1. A denial of service (resource consumption) can be accomplished by searching for a very long key in a Language Name Search.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 5:02 AM
Reserved
Jan 7, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 10, 2022, 2:11 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:14 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 10, 2022, 12:00 AM