CVE-2015-8001

LowCVSS 3.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The chunked upload API (ApiUpload) in MediaWiki before 1.23.11, 1.24.x before 1.24.4, and 1.25.x before 1.25.3 does not restrict the uploaded data to the claimed file size, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a chunk that exceeds the file size.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 3.5/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-284

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034028
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-October/000181.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T91203Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034028
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-October/000181.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T91203Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 9, 2015
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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