CVE-2015-2936 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.24.x versions prior to 1.24.2, specifically when configured to use PBKDF2 for password hashing. A remote attacker can exploit this by submitting an excessively long password, leading to high CPU consumption on the server. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.1 (High), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and a complete impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.24.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.24.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.