Description
MediaWiki before 1.36.2 allows a denial of service (resource consumption because of lengthy query processing time). ApiQueryBacklinks (action=query&list=backlinks) can cause a full table scan.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-2779-1 | mediawiki security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-4979-1 | mediawiki security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2021-28807 | MediaWiki before 1.36.2 allows a denial of service (resource consumption because of lengthy query processing time). ApiQueryBacklinks (action=query&list=backlinks) can cause a full table scan. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T03:22:24.073Z
Reserved: 2021-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2021-41799
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Status : Modified
Published: 2021-10-11T08:15:06.767
Modified: 2024-11-21T06:26:47.000
Link: CVE-2021-41799
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
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