CVE-2018-0503
Mediawiki User Newbie Rate Limit Bypass Vulnerability
Description
Mediawiki 1.31 before 1.31.1, 1.30.1, 1.29.3 and 1.27.5 contains a flaw where contrary to the documentation, $wgRateLimits entry for 'user' overrides that for 'newbie'.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 4, 2018, 8:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 18, 2019, 4:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-0503.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041695 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3142 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3238 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3813 | |
| https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-September/090849.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T169545 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4301 | Third Party Advisory |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-0503 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3813 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 29, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3238 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 18, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3142 [No Types Assigned] -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-284 CWE-284 CWE-269 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 23, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-September/090849.html No Types Assigned https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-September/090849.html Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041695 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041695 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4301 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4301 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T169545 No Types Assigned https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T169545 Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-284 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.27.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.29.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.30.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.31.0 up to (excluding) 1.31.1 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4301 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041695 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-0503 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-0503
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.20 }} -0.08%
score
0.58589
percentile