Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU62015

#VU62015 Input validation error in MediaWiki - CVE-2022-28211

Published: April 8, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU62015

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28211

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
MediaWiki

Software vendor:
MediaWiki.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the TimedMediaHandler does not prevent blocked users from restarting transcodes.

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