MediaWiki CVE-2013-1816 Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:58306

CVE-2013-1816 |

Info

MediaWiki CVE-2013-1816 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 58306
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2013-1816
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 26 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 01 2013 12:51AM
Credit: Ad Strack van Schijndel and Nemo
Vulnerable: Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

MediaWiki CVE-2013-1816 Denial of Service Vulnerability

MediaWiki is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to cause an application to crash, denying service to legitimate users.

Versions prior to MediaWiki 1.19.4 and 1.20.3 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

MediaWiki CVE-2013-1816 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

MediaWiki CVE-2013-1816 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

MediaWiki CVE-2013-1816 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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