$wgRateLimits entry for 'user' overrides 'newbie'
Published Oct 4, 2018
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.53%
Description
Mediawiki 1.31 before 1.31.1, 1.30.1, 1.29.3 and 1.27.5 contains a flaw where contrary to the documentation, $wgRateLimits entry for 'user' overrides that for 'newbie'.
Affected products
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- Version before 1.31.1, 1.30.1, 1.29.3 and 1.27.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10
mediawiki-0:1.27.7-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:3238
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
mediawiki-0:1.27.7-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:3142
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9
mediawiki123-0:1.23.17-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:3813
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6
mediawiki123
Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7
mediawiki123
Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
mediawiki
Fix deferred
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10 | mediawiki-0:1.27.7-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:3238 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | mediawiki-0:1.27.7-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:3142 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9 | mediawiki123-0:1.23.17-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:3813 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6 | mediawiki123 | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7 | mediawiki123 | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | mediawiki | Fix deferred | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.53% (0.01530) | 73.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.52% (0.01517) | 71.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.39% (0.00392) | 58.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00203) | 59.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 5, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00203) | 58.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 9, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00288) | 68.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 11, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00409) | 73.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00511) | 75.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 28, 2023 | 0.51% (0.00511) | 73.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00571) | 75.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00441) | 70.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 34.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (13)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041695 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3142 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3238 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3813 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-0503 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1634161 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/mediawiki/core/CVE-2018-0503.yaml
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mhfv-9h99-jwg7 Advisory
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-September/090849.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0503
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T169545 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0503
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4301 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
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