Name: CVE-2021-42040: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2021-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-42040, CWE-835, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.00328

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.36.2. A parser function related to loop control allowed for an infinite loop (and php-fpm hang) within the Loops extension because egLoopsCountLimit is mishandled. This could lead to memory exhaustion.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Mediawiki	—	Upgrade MediaWiki to the latest version	Nov 26, 2021	Oct 6, 2021

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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