CVE-2023-22909 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting MediaWiki versions before 1.35.9, 1.36.x through 1.38.x before 1.38.5, and 1.39.x before 1.39.1, including Fedora Project distributions. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to degrade system performance by triggering slow database queries through the SpecialMobileHistory feature. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.3), it requires no user interaction or privileges and can be exploited over the network, leading to a low impact on availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.35.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.36.0, < 1.38.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.39.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.39.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.39.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.39.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.39.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.39.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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