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Status published
Medium
CVE-2018-0503
$wgRateLimits entry for 'user' overrides 'newbie'
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'.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-September/090849.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041695
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T169545
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4301
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3142
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3238
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3813
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
before 1.31.1, 1.30.1, 1.29.3 and 1.27.5
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 4th, 2018
Last Modified:
September 17th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.