High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 19, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-28203
CVE-2022-28203
Description
A denial-of-service issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.6, 1.36.x before 1.36.4, and 1.37.x before 1.37.2. When many files exist, requesting Special:NewFiles with actor as a condition can result in a very long running query.
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References
3- phabricator.wikimedia.org/T297731nvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00027.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5246nvdThird Party Advisory
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