Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Jan 10, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-22909
CVE-2023-22909
Description
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.9, 1.36.x through 1.38.x before 1.38.5, and 1.39.x before 1.39.1. SpecialMobileHistory allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service because database queries are slow.
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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <1.35.9
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.39.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.39.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.39.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.35.9, 1.36.x through 1.38.x <1.38.5, 1.39.x <1.39.1
- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
2- phabricator.wikimedia.org/T320987nvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AP65YEN762IBNQPOYGUVLTQIDLM5XD2A/nvd
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