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CVE-2015-8001

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-284 Improper Access Control
Publication date:
09/11/2015
Last modified:
12/04/2025

Description

The chunked upload API (ApiUpload) in MediaWiki before 1.23.11, 1.24.x before 1.24.4, and 1.25.x before 1.25.3 does not restrict the uploaded data to the claimed file size, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a chunk that exceeds the file size.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 3.50 LOW
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): Single
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
3.50
Severity 2.0
LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1.23.10 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.25.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.25.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.25.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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