Privilege escalation in MediaWiki
CVE-2018-0503
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'.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.015 (72.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Mediawiki — versions before 1.31.1, 1.30.1, 1.29.3 and 1.27.5, 1.30.1, 1.27.5
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@debian.org (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch)
- security@debian.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-0503?
- CVE-2018-0503 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2018-10-04.
- How severe is CVE-2018-0503?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.