CVE-2015-6733 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via resource consumption in the GeSHi syntax highlighting extension for MediaWiki.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-6733?
CVE-2015-6733 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mediawiki Mediawiki, published on 1 Sep 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GeSHi, as used in the SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi extension and MediaWiki before 1.23.10, 1.24.x before 1.24.3, and 1.25.x before 1.25.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6733?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mediawiki Mediawiki.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6733?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6733 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2015-6733 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6733 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mediawiki Mediawiki
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8rxp-p5pf-4mc6.