CVE-2021-41799 json
MediaWiki before 1.36.2 allows a denial of service (resource consumption because of lengthy query processing time).
published 2021-10-11 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also BIT-mediawiki-2021-41799 , EUVD-2021-28807
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.7%
- EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
MediaWiki before 1.36.2 allows a denial of service (resource consumption because of lengthy query processing time). ApiQueryBacklinks (action=query&list=backlinks) can cause a full table scan.
Patch / fix
- bitnami mediawiki 1.36.2
- mediawiki mediawiki 1.36.2
- mediawiki Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:1.35.4-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2021-41799
- mediawiki Arch Linux 1.36.2-1
arch linux advisories AVG-2434
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2021-41799 updated cvss 6.5
mediawiki: ApiQueryBacklinks can cause a full table scan and as a result DoS
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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 mediawikiaffected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| OSV | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | mediawiki | <1.36.2 |
1.36.2 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
References
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QNEAI2T3Y65I55ZB6UE6RMC662RZTGRX/
vendor-advisory, web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CJDYJQWT43GBD6GNQ4OW7JOZ6WQ6DZTN/
vendor-advisory, web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MDBPECBWN6LWNSWIQMVXK6PP4YFEUYHA/
vendor-advisory, web
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/202305-24
vendor-advisory, web
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phabricator.wikimedia.org
/T290394
permissions-required, web
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lists.wikimedia.org
/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l%40lists.wikimedia.org/thread/2IFS5CM2YV4VMSODPX3J2LFHKSEWVFV5/
web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41799
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-41799
- NVD CVE-2021-41799
- OSV BIT-mediawiki-2021-41799
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