Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2015-6733 (CCN-106197)

Assigned:2015-08-12
Published:2015-08-12
Updated:2016-12-07
Summary:GeSHi, as used in the SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi extension and MediaWiki before 1.23.10, 1.24.x before 1.24.3, and 1.25.x before 1.25.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via unspecified vectors.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L)
5.1 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-399
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2015-6733

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2015-13920

Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Wed, 12 Aug 2015 06:07:55 -0700
CVE Request: MediaWiki 1.25.2, 1.24.3, 1.23.10

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20150812 CVE Request: MediaWiki 1.25.2, 1.24.3, 1.23.10

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20150827 Re: CVE Request: MediaWiki 1.25.2, 1.24.3, 1.23.10

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
76361

Source: CCN
Type: BID-76361
MediaWiki SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi Extension Cross Site Scripting and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mediawiki-cve20156733-dos(106197)

Source: CCN
Type: MediaWiki-announce, Mon Aug 10 21:54:44 UTC 2015
[MediaWiki-announce] MediaWiki Security and Maintenance Releases: 1.25.2, 1.24.3, 1.23.10

Source: MLIST
Type: Vendor Advisory
[MediaWiki-announce] 20150810 MediaWiki Security and Maintenance Releases: 1.25.2, 1.24.3, 1.23.10

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T101608

Source: GENTOO
Type: UNKNOWN
GLSA-201510-05

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 1.23.9)
  • OR cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.25.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.25.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.23.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.25.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20156733000
    V
    		CVE-2015-6733 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - medium.
    2015-09-01
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201567330000000
    V
    		CVE-2015-6733 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2015-09-01
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20156733000
    V
    		CVE-2015-6733 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2015-09-01
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20156733000
    V
    		CVE-2015-6733 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2015-09-01
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20156733000
    V
    		CVE-2015-6733 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2015-09-01
    BACK
    mediawiki mediawiki *
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.24.0
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.24.1
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.24.2
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.25.0
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.25.1
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.23.9
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.24.2
    mediawiki mediawiki 1.25.1