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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (74.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.016 · change: +0.000
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 Linux — versions 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-September/090849.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Patch)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041695 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- phabricator.wikimedia.org/T169545 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4301 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3142 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3238 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3813 (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.