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The chunked upload API (ApiUpload) in MediaWiki before 1...

Low severity Unreviewed Published May 17, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 28, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Nov 9, 2015
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 17, 2022
Last updated Jan 28, 2023

Severity

Low

EPSS score

0.245%
(65th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2015-8001

GHSA ID

GHSA-7w48-ffwf-583v

Source code

No known source code

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