Wikibase Extension up to 1.35.11/1.39.4/1.40.0 on MediaWiki Merge Item allocation of resources

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Wikibase Extension up to 1.35.11/1.39.4/1.40.0 on MediaWiki. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Merge Item Handler. This manipulation causes allocation of resources. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-45371. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in Wikibase Extension up to 1.35.11/1.39.4/1.40.0 on MediaWiki (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Merge Item Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in the Wikibase extension for MediaWiki before 1.35.12, 1.36.x through 1.39.x before 1.39.5, and 1.40.x before 1.40.1. There is no rate limit for merging items.

The weakness was published 10/09/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at gerrit.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-45371 since 10/09/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.35.12, 1.39.5 or 1.40.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-49663). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Content Management System

Name

• Wikibase Extension

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.20
• 1.21
• 1.22
• 1.23
• 1.24
• 1.25
• 1.26
• 1.27
• 1.28
• 1.29
• 1.30
• 1.31
• 1.32
• 1.33
• 1.34
• 1.35
• 1.35.0
• 1.35.1
• 1.35.2
• 1.35.3
• 1.35.4
• 1.35.5
• 1.35.6
• 1.35.7
• 1.35.8
• 1.35.9
• 1.35.10
• 1.35.11
• 1.36
• 1.37
• 1.38
• 1.39
• 1.39.0
• 1.39.1
• 1.39.2
• 1.39.3
• 1.39.4
• 1.40.0

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