VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-29139
When a user with checkuserlog permissions makes many CheckUserLog API requests in some configurations, denial of service can occur (RequestTimeoutException or upstream request timeout).
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.58%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.58%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An issue was discovered in the CheckUser extension for MediaWiki through 1.39.3. When a user with checkuserlog permissions makes many CheckUserLog API requests in some configurations, denial of service can occur (RequestTimeoutException or upstream request timeout).
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.58% probability · 46th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- mediawiki/mediawiki
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.