Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 9, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-8001
CVE-2015-8001
Description
The chunked upload API (ApiUpload) in MediaWiki before 1.23.11, 1.24.x before 1.24.4, and 1.25.x before 1.25.3 does not restrict the uploaded data to the claimed file size, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a chunk that exceeds the file size.
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Affected products
10>=1.25,<1.25.3+ 8 more
- (no CPE)range: >=1.25,<1.25.3
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.23.10
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.25.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.25.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.25.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: before 1.23.11, before 1.24.4, before 1.25.3
Patches
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References
3- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-October/000181.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- phabricator.wikimedia.org/T91203nvdVendor Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034028nvd
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