CVE-2018-0503
$wgRateLimits entry for 'user' overrides 'newbie'
Severity Score
4.3
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
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Descriptions
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'.
Mediawiki en versiones 1.31 anteriores a la 1.31.1, 1.30.1, 1.29.3 y 1.27.5 contiene un fallo en el que, contrario a lo que pone en su documentación, la entrada $wgRateLimits para "user" sobrescribe la de "newbie".
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is Red Hat's cloud computing Kubernetes application platform solution designed for on-premise or private cloud deployments. This advisory contains an updated mediawiki RPM package for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11. Issues addressed include a bypass vulnerability.
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Timeline
- 2017-11-27 CVE Reserved
- 2018-09-24 CVE Published
- 2024-09-17 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
- CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC
References (9)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041695 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-September/090849.html | 2019-10-18 | |
| https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T169545 | 2019-10-18 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3142 | 2019-10-18 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3238 | 2019-10-18 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3813 | 2019-10-18 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4301 | 2019-10-18 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-0503 | 2019-11-07 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1634161 | 2019-11-07 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki" | Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" | >= 1.31.0 < 1.31.1 Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version " >= 1.31.0 < 1.31.1" | - |
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| Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki" | Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" | 1.27.5 Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version "1.27.5" | - |
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| Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki" | Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" | 1.29.3 Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version "1.29.3" | - |
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| Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki" | Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" | 1.30.1 Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version "1.30.1" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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