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Servers and applications

CVE-2022-28203

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.

Severity
High 7.5
Published
19 Sept 2022
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Fixed in
1.35.6, 1.36.4, 1.37.2
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
MediaWikiServers and applications · cpe:a:mediawiki:mediawiki
  • Every version before 1.35.6
  • From 1.36.0 before 1.36.4
  • From 1.37.0 before 1.37.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28203
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-28203