🛡️ CVE-2021-46149 — mediawiki
Description
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.5, 1.36.x before 1.36.3, and 1.37.x before 1.37.1. A denial of service (resource consumption) can be accomplished by searching for a very long key in a Language Name Search.
Affected software
CVE-2021-46149 is recorded against 1 package.
- mediawiki
Timeline and source
Published on 6 March 2024 and last revised on 3 April 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
gerrit.wikimedia.org (Web)
phabricator.wikimedia.org (Web)
nvd.nist.gov (Web)
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mediawiki | — | — |
References
Similar Threats
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- Medium CVE-2020-26120
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