CheckUser extension for MediaWiki denial of service | CVE-2023-29139

NAME
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CheckUser extension for MediaWiki denial of service

Platforms Affected:


Risk Level:
5.3

Exploitability:
Unproven

Consequences:
Denial of Service

DESCRIPTION
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CheckUser extension for MediaWiki is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a RequestTimeoutException or upstream request timeout. By sending a specially-crafted CheckUserLog API request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.

CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
None

User Interaction:
None

Scope:
Unchanged

Access Vector:
Network


 


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