CVE-2021-41800
MediaWiki SQL Injection and Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
MediaWiki before 1.36.2 allows a denial of service (resource consumption because of lengthy query processing time). Visiting Special:Contributions can sometimes result in a long running SQL query because PoolCounter protection is mishandled.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 11, 2021, 8:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:39 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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CVE-2021-41800 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, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l%40lists.wikimedia.org/thread/2IFS5CM2YV4VMSODPX3J2LFHKSEWVFV5/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QNEAI2T3Y65I55ZB6UE6RMC662RZTGRX/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CJDYJQWT43GBD6GNQ4OW7JOZ6WQ6DZTN/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MDBPECBWN6LWNSWIQMVXK6PP4YFEUYHA/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/2IFS5CM2YV4VMSODPX3J2LFHKSEWVFV5/ Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QNEAI2T3Y65I55ZB6UE6RMC662RZTGRX/ Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CJDYJQWT43GBD6GNQ4OW7JOZ6WQ6DZTN/ Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MDBPECBWN6LWNSWIQMVXK6PP4YFEUYHA/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 21, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-24 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CJDYJQWT43GBD6GNQ4OW7JOZ6WQ6DZTN/ Third Party Advisory https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CJDYJQWT43GBD6GNQ4OW7JOZ6WQ6DZTN/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MDBPECBWN6LWNSWIQMVXK6PP4YFEUYHA/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MDBPECBWN6LWNSWIQMVXK6PP4YFEUYHA/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QNEAI2T3Y65I55ZB6UE6RMC662RZTGRX/ Third Party Advisory https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QNEAI2T3Y65I55ZB6UE6RMC662RZTGRX/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 17, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MDBPECBWN6LWNSWIQMVXK6PP4YFEUYHA/ [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 17, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 10, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MDBPECBWN6LWNSWIQMVXK6PP4YFEUYHA/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MDBPECBWN6LWNSWIQMVXK6PP4YFEUYHA/ [No Types Assigned] -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Oct. 19, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 18, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki/commit/781caf83dba90c18349f930bbaaa0e89f003f874 No Types Assigned https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki/commit/781caf83dba90c18349f930bbaaa0e89f003f874 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CJDYJQWT43GBD6GNQ4OW7JOZ6WQ6DZTN/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CJDYJQWT43GBD6GNQ4OW7JOZ6WQ6DZTN/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QNEAI2T3Y65I55ZB6UE6RMC662RZTGRX/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QNEAI2T3Y65I55ZB6UE6RMC662RZTGRX/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/2IFS5CM2YV4VMSODPX3J2LFHKSEWVFV5/ No Types Assigned https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/2IFS5CM2YV4VMSODPX3J2LFHKSEWVFV5/ Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T284419 No Types Assigned https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T284419 Permissions Required Added CWE NIST CWE-770 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.36.2 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 13, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QNEAI2T3Y65I55ZB6UE6RMC662RZTGRX/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CJDYJQWT43GBD6GNQ4OW7JOZ6WQ6DZTN/ [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-41800 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-2021-41800
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.26 }} 0.04%
score
0.66261
percentile