Description

MediaWiki before 1.36.2 allows a denial of service (resource consumption because of lengthy query processing time). ApiQueryBacklinks (action=query&list=backlinks) can cause a full table scan.

Remediation

References

CVE-2021-41799

Related Vulnerabilities

MediaWiki Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Vulnerability (CVE-2020-35622)

WordPress Plugin Order Export & Order Import for WooCommerce Information Disclosure (1.0.8)

Dolibarr Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Vulnerability (CVE-2023-38888)

MySQL CVE-2022-21483 Vulnerability (CVE-2022-21483)

WordPress 5.4.x Multiple Vulnerabilities (5.4 - 5.4.2)

Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2021-41799 CWE-770 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities