CVE-2015-8003 Denial of service in n/a
Authenticated users can cause denial of service by uploading multiple files without throttling restrictions in MediaWiki.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8003?
CVE-2015-8003 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mediawiki Mediawiki, published on 9 Nov 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
MediaWiki before 1.23.11, 1.24.x before 1.24.4, and 1.25.x before 1.25.3 does not throttle file uploads, which allows remote authenticated users to have unspecified impact via multiple file uploads.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8003?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mediawiki Mediawiki.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8003?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2015-8003 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8003 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mediawiki Mediawiki
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8003, GHSA-qr44-rpx9-f5q6.