MediaWiki up to 1.19.23/1.23.8/1.24.1 XML File resource management
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A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki up to 1.19.23/1.23.8/1.24.1 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component XML File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:
MediaWiki before 1.19.24, 1.2x before 1.23.9, and 1.24.x before 1.24.2, when using HHVM or Zend PHP, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ("quadratic blowup" and memory consumption) via an XML file containing an entity declaration with long replacement text and many references to this entity, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2942.
The weakness was shared 03/31/2015 by Bawolff with iSEC Partners (oss-sec). The advisory is shared for download at openwall.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-2937 since 04/07/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82686 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mediawiki (MDVSA-2015:200)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13127 (Mediawiki Multiple Vulnerabilities (MediaWiki Security Release: 1.19.24, 1.23.9 and 1.24.2)).
Upgrading to version 1.19.24, 1.23.9 or 1.24.2 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (82686). The entries 74798, 74799, 74800 and 74801 are related to this item.
Product
Type
Name
Version
- 1.19.0
- 1.19.1
- 1.19.2
- 1.19.3
- 1.19.4
- 1.19.5
- 1.19.6
- 1.19.7
- 1.19.8
- 1.19.9
- 1.19.10
- 1.19.11
- 1.19.12
- 1.19.13
- 1.19.14
- 1.19.15
- 1.19.16
- 1.19.17
- 1.19.18
- 1.19.19
- 1.19.20
- 1.19.21
- 1.19.22
- 1.19.23
- 1.23.0
- 1.23.1
- 1.23.2
- 1.23.3
- 1.23.4
- 1.23.5
- 1.23.6
- 1.23.7
- 1.23.8
- 1.24.0
- 1.24.1
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploiting
Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 82686
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mediawiki (MDVSA-2015:200)
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OpenVAS ID: 801900
OpenVAS Name: MediaWiki Multiple Vulnerabilities - Mar15 (Windows)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.19.24/1.23.9/1.24.2
Timeline
03/31/2015 🔍03/31/2015 🔍
04/07/2015 🔍
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04/14/2015 🔍
04/26/2015 🔍
05/03/2022 🔍
Sources
Product: mediawiki.orgAdvisory: openwall.com
Researcher: Bawolff
Organization: iSEC Partners
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-2937 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 49881 - MediaWiki 1.1x and 1.2x Remote DoS \, Medium
SecurityFocus: 73477 - MediaWiki Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 04/14/2015 09:53Updated: 05/03/2022 21:56
Changes: 04/14/2015 09:53 (62), 06/27/2017 03:50 (10), 05/03/2022 21:56 (3)
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