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CVE-2021-41799

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 1.65%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-10-11 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2021-41799
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
1.65%

Original NVD Description

MediaWiki before 1.36.2 allows a denial of service (resource consumption because of lengthy query processing time). ApiQueryBacklinks (action=query&list=backlinks) can cause a full table scan.

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