What is the severity of CVE-2015-8003?

CVE-2015-8003 is categorized with a medium severity level due to its potential to allow remote authenticated users to exploit unrestricted file uploads.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8003?

To resolve CVE-2015-8003, upgrade MediaWiki to version 1.23.11, 1.24.4, or 1.25.3 or later.

What versions of MediaWiki are affected by CVE-2015-8003?

CVE-2015-8003 affects MediaWiki versions before 1.23.11, 1.24.x before 1.24.4, and 1.25.x before 1.25.3.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2015-8003?

CVE-2015-8003 is a vulnerability related to insufficient throttling of file uploads in MediaWiki.

Who is most at risk for CVE-2015-8003?

Remote authenticated users of MediaWiki installations running affected versions are most at risk for CVE-2015-8003.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2015-8003

medium

6.8

CWE

399

9/11/2015

6/8/2024

CVE-2015-8003

First published: Mon Nov 09 2015(Updated: )

MediaWiki before 1.23.11, 1.24.x before 1.24.4, and 1.25.x before 1.25.3 does not throttle file uploads, which allows remote authenticated users to have unspecified impact via multiple file uploads.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Wikimedia MediaWiki	<=1.23.10
Wikimedia MediaWiki	=1.24.0
Wikimedia MediaWiki	=1.24.1
Wikimedia MediaWiki	=1.24.2
Wikimedia MediaWiki	=1.24.3
Wikimedia MediaWiki	=1.25.0
Wikimedia MediaWiki	=1.25.1
Wikimedia MediaWiki	=1.25.2

Remedy

https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-October/000181.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8003?
CVE-2015-8003 is categorized with a medium severity level due to its potential to allow remote authenticated users to exploit unrestricted file uploads.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8003?
To resolve CVE-2015-8003, upgrade MediaWiki to version 1.23.11, 1.24.4, or 1.25.3 or later.
What versions of MediaWiki are affected by CVE-2015-8003?
CVE-2015-8003 affects MediaWiki versions before 1.23.11, 1.24.x before 1.24.4, and 1.25.x before 1.25.3.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2015-8003?
CVE-2015-8003 is a vulnerability related to insufficient throttling of file uploads in MediaWiki.
Who is most at risk for CVE-2015-8003?
Remote authenticated users of MediaWiki installations running affected versions are most at risk for CVE-2015-8003.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8003?
CVE-2015-8003 is categorized with a medium severity level due to its potential to allow remote authenticated users to exploit unrestricted file uploads.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8003?
To resolve CVE-2015-8003, upgrade MediaWiki to version 1.23.11, 1.24.4, or 1.25.3 or later.
What versions of MediaWiki are affected by CVE-2015-8003?
CVE-2015-8003 affects MediaWiki versions before 1.23.11, 1.24.x before 1.24.4, and 1.25.x before 1.25.3.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2015-8003?
CVE-2015-8003 is a vulnerability related to insufficient throttling of file uploads in MediaWiki.
Who is most at risk for CVE-2015-8003?
Remote authenticated users of MediaWiki installations running affected versions are most at risk for CVE-2015-8003.