CVE-2015-8002 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in MediaWiki versions prior to 1.23.11, 1.24.4, and 1.25.3. An authenticated attacker can exploit the chunked upload API (ApiUpload) by uploading files in single-byte chunks, leading to excessive disk consumption and a denial of service. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a high impact on availability with low attack complexity and requiring authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.23.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.24.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.24.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
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