4.4

CVE-2022-28201: debian debian_linux Uncontrolled Recursion

CVSS: 4.4v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-28201DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28201
Published 19-09-2022Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-28201 is a medium (CVSS 4.4) Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.42%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3
DLA-3117-1DSA-5246-1MGASA-2022-0145

Timeline

  1. 19-09-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.6, 1.36.x before 1.36.4, and 1.37.x before 1.37.2. Users with the editinterface permission can trigger infinite recursion, because a bare local interwiki is mishandled for the mainpage message.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.42%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

35%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.42% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.42%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (blog.legoktm.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Mediawiki1 product
  • mediawiki< 1.35.6 | ≥ 1.36.0, < 1.36.4 | ≥ 1.37.0, < 1.37.2
Ubuntu1 product
  • mediawikiAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 4 products

References

8 links