CVE-2015-6733
GeSHi, as used in the SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi extension and MediaWiki before 1.23.10, 1.24.x before...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-6733- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-6733- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-6671 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2015-6671- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8rxp-p5pf-4mc6 No score
GeSHi, as used in the SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi extension and MediaWiki before 1.23.10, 1.24.x before...
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.
- Record
GHSA-8rxp-p5pf-4mc6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-6733 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Mediawiki, published September 1, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.75%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-05
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/27/6
phabricator.wikimedia.org/T101608
lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-August/000179.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/165193.html
securityfocus.com/bid/76361
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6733
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8rxp-p5pf-4mc6