Vulnerability · Published Jan 10, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-22909
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the mediawiki package (Ubuntu). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 40.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.9, 1.36.x through 1.38.x before 1.38.5, and 1.39.x before 1.39.1. SpecialMobileHistory allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service because database queries are slow.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:25.10 | mediawiki | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-22909 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | mediawiki | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-22909 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | mediawiki | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-22909 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T320987
- FEDORA-2023-30a7a812f0 vendor-advisory