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Case File

CVE-2012-4885

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 1.88%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-09-09 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2012-4885
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
1.88%

Original NVD Description

The wikitext parser in MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via certain input, as demonstrated by the padleft function.