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2 vulnerabilities by wikipedia

CVE-2018-25246 (GCVE-0-2018-25246)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-04 19:59 – Updated: 2026-04-04 19:59
VLAI?
Title
Wikipedia 12.0 Denial of Service via Search
Summary
Wikipedia 12.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to crash the application by submitting oversized input through the search functionality. Attackers can paste a large buffer of repeated characters into the search bar to trigger an application crash.
Severity ?
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Wikipedia Wikipedia Affected: 12.0
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Date Public ?
2018-09-02 00:00
Credits
0xB9
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CVE-2009-4127 (GCVE-0-2009-4127)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-12-02 19:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 20:11
VLAI?
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in Wikipedia Toolbar extension before 0.5.9.2 for Firefox allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with Chrome privileges via vectors involving unspecified Toolbar buttons and the eval function. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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http://secunia.com/advisories/37377 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addons/v… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37038 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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