CVE-2015-2936

High

Description

MediaWiki 1.24.x before 1.24.2, when using PBKDF2 for password hashing, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long password.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.1
Exploit probability—
ProductMediawiki
PublishedApr 13, 2015
First seenApr 13, 2015

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mediawiki mediawiki1.24.0, 1.24.1—

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