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CVE-2021-36125

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Published: Jul 2, 2021Modified: Nov 21, 2024

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7.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in the CentralAuth extension in MediaWiki through 1.36. The Special:GlobalRenameRequest page is vulnerable to infinite loops and denial of service attacks when a user's current username is beyond an arbitrary maximum configuration value (MaxNameChars).

Affected (1)

Products: Mediawiki: Mediawiki
Mediawiki
1 product
Mediawiki
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Mediawiki
Up to 1.36

Related CWEs

CWE-835
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

References (4)

Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory

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