MediaWiki up to 1.23.10/1.24.3/1.25.2 Upload resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki up to 1.23.10/1.24.3/1.25.2. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Upload Handler. This manipulation causes resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-8003. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in MediaWiki up to 1.23.10/1.24.3/1.25.2 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Upload Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

MediaWiki before 1.23.11, 1.24.x before 1.24.4, and 1.25.x before 1.25.3 does not throttle file uploads, which allows remote authenticated users to have unspecified impact via multiple file uploads.

The weakness was shared 10/29/2015 by Richard Stanway, RobinHood70, Sitic and Grunny (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-8003 since 10/28/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86554 (FreeBSD : mediawiki -- multiple vulnerabilities (b973a763-7936-11e5-a2a1-002590263bf5)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124333 (Fedora Security Update for mediawiki (FEDORA-2015-97)).

Upgrading to version 1.23.11, 1.24.4 or 1.25.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (86554), SecurityFocus (BID 77375†), SecurityTracker (ID 1034028†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54604†). The entries VDB-78977, VDB-78978, VDB-78980 and VDB-78981 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 86554
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mediawiki -- multiple vulnerabilities (b973a763-7936-11e5-a2a1-002590263bf5)
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OpenVAS ID: 801900
OpenVAS Name: MediaWiki Multiple Vulnerabilities - Nov15 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.23.11/1.24.4/1.25.3

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10/23/2015 🔍
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10/28/2015 +5 days 🔍
10/29/2015 +1 days 🔍
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11/09/2015 +7 days 🔍
11/25/2015 +16 days 🔍
04/20/2018 +877 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: lists.wikimedia.org
Researcher: Richard Stanway, RobinHood70, Sitic, Grunny
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-8003 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8003
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78979
SecurityFocus: 77375
SecurityTracker: 1034028
Vulnerability Center: 54604 - MediaWiki before 1.23.11, 1.24 - 1.24.3 and 1.25 - 1.25.2 Remote Unspecified Impact via Multiple File Uploads, Medium

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Created: 11/02/2015 10:45
Updated: 04/20/2018 09:20
Changes: 11/02/2015 10:45 (55), 04/20/2018 09:20 (21)
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