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CVE-2015-8003

MediaWiki before 1.23.11, 1.24.x before 1.24.4, and 1.25.x before 1.25.3 does not throttle file...

6.8 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

1.52%Up 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

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.

Record
CVE-2015-8003
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2015-8003
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-7899 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2015-7899
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qr44-rpx9-f5q6 No score

MediaWiki before 1.23.11, 1.24.x before 1.24.4, and 1.25.x before 1.25.3 does not throttle file...

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.

Record
GHSA-qr44-rpx9-f5q6
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2015-8003
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-8003 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8003
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0421 No score

Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerabilities

Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerabilities:

In MediaWiki before 1.23.11, the API failed to correctly stop adding new chunks to the upload when the reported size was exceeded, allowing a malicious user to upload add an infinite number of chunks for a single file upload (CVE-2015-8001).

In MediaWiki before 1.23.11, a malicious user could upload chunks of 1 byte for very large files, potentially creating a very large number of files on the server's filesystem (CVE-2015-8002).

In MediaWiki before 1.23.11, it is not possible to throttle file uploads, or in other words, rate limit them (CVE-2015-8003).

In MediaWiki before 1.23.11, a missing authorization check when removing suppression from a revision allowed users with the 'viewsuppressed' user right but not the appropriate 'suppressrevision' user right to unsuppress revisions (CVE-2015-8004).

In MediaWiki before 1.23.11, thumbnails of PNG files generated with ImageMagick contained the local file path in the image (CVE-2015-8005).

Record
MGASA-2015-0421
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8003 No score

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8003
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
mediawiki
Debian:12
before 1:1.25.5-1
1:1.25.5-1
mediawiki
Debian:13
before 1:1.25.5-1
1:1.25.5-1
mediawiki
Debian:14
before 1:1.25.5-1
1:1.25.5-1
mediawiki
Mageia:5
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.23.11-1.mga5
1.23.11-1.mga5

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
affected
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-8003 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Mediawiki, published November 2, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.52%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in mediawiki 1:1.25.5-1.

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