MediaWiki up to 1.35.9/1.38.5/1.39.2 Header X-Forwarded-For denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in MediaWiki up to 1.35.9/1.38.5/1.39.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Header Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument X-Forwarded-For can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-29141. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in MediaWiki up to 1.35.9/1.38.5/1.39.2 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument X-Forwarded-For with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.10, 1.36.x through 1.38.x before 1.38.6, and 1.39.x before 1.39.3. An auto-block can occur for an untrusted X-Forwarded-For header.

The weakness was presented 03/31/2023. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-29141. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 1.35.10, 1.38.6 or 1.39.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-0887). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.35.10/1.38.6/1.39.3

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: FEDORA-2023-567baef490
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-29141 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-29141
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-224698
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/31/2023 21:37
Updated: 07/06/2025 08:09
Changes: 03/31/2023 21:37 (39), 04/21/2023 09:36 (3), 02/18/2025 18:34 (26), 07/06/2025 08:09 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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