Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Oct 4, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-0503
CVE-2018-0503
Description
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'.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
mediawiki/corePackagist | >= 1.27.0, < 1.27.5 | 1.27.5 |
mediawiki/corePackagist | >= 1.29.0, < 1.29.3 | 1.29.3 |
mediawiki/corePackagist | >= 1.30.0, < 1.30.1 | 1.30.1 |
mediawiki/corePackagist | >= 1.31.0, < 1.31.1 | 1.31.1 |
Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-September/090849.htmlnvdPatchVendor AdvisoryWEB
- phabricator.wikimedia.org/T169545nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041695nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-mhfv-9h99-jwg7ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0503ghsaADVISORY
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4301nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3142nvdWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3238nvdWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3813nvdWEB
- github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/mediawiki/core/CVE-2018-0503.yamlghsaWEB
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