Description
The wikitext parser in MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via certain input, as demonstrated by the padleft function.
Published: 2012-09-09
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 1.2% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-4810 The wikitext parser in MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via certain input, as demonstrated by the padleft function.
History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00949}

epss

{'score': 0.01182}


Subscriptions

Mediawiki Mediawiki
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T23:51:59.586Z

Reserved: 2012-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4885

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-09-09T21:55:07.510

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-4885

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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