Vulnerability · Published May 5, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-34506
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in the mediawiki package (Debian). 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). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
An issue was discovered in includes/specials/SpecialMovePage.php in MediaWiki before 1.39.7, 1.40.x before 1.40.3, and 1.41.x before 1.41.1. If a user with the necessary rights to move the page opens Special:MovePage for a page with tens of thousands of subpages, then the page will exceed the maximum request time, leading to a denial of service.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | mediawiki | 1:1.39.7-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-34506 |
| Debian:12 | mediawiki | 1:1.39.7-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5651-1 |
| Debian:13 | mediawiki | 1:1.39.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-34506 |
| Debian:14 | mediawiki | 1:1.39.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-34506 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H