FKIE_CVE-2015-8001

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-11-09 18:59 - Updated: 2026-05-06 22:30
Severity
Summary
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
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034028
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-October/000181.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T91203Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034028
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-October/000181.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T91203Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mediawiki mediawiki *
mediawiki mediawiki 1.24.0
mediawiki mediawiki 1.24.1
mediawiki mediawiki 1.24.2
mediawiki mediawiki 1.24.3
mediawiki mediawiki 1.25.0
mediawiki mediawiki 1.25.1
mediawiki mediawiki 1.25.2
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