CVE-2021-42040
Description
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.36.2. A parser function related to loop control allowed for an infinite loop (and php-fpm hang) within the Loops extension because egLoopsCountLimit is mishandled. This could lead to memory exhaustion.
References
PatchVendor Advisory
PatchVendor Advisory
CvssV3 impact
BaseSeverity | HIGH |
ConfidentialityImpact | NONE |
AttackComplexity | LOW |
Scope | UNCHANGED |
AttackVector | NETWORK |
AvailabilityImpact | HIGH |
IntegrityImpact | NONE |
PrivilegesRequired | NONE |
BaseScore | 7.5 |
VectorString | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Version | 3.1 |
UserInteraction | NONE |
CvssV2 impact
AccessComplexity | LOW |
ConfidentialityImpact | NONE |
AvailabilityImpact | PARTIAL |
IntegrityImpact | NONE |
BaseScore | 5 |
VectorString | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Version | 2.0 |
AccessVector | NETWORK |
Authentication | NONE |