Vulnerability in MediaWiki

CVE-2015-2936

MediaWiki 1.24.x before 1.24.2, when using PBKDF2 for password hashing, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long password.

EPSS: 0.027 (84.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Mediawiki — versions 1.24.0, 1.24.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References