CVE-2018-25246

HIGH

7.5

Description

Wikipedia 12.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to crash the application by submitting oversized input through the search functionality. Attackers can paste a large buffer of repeated characters into the search bar to trigger an application crash.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.5

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published4/4/2026

Last Modified4/4/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-306

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45324(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/wikipedia/9wzdncrfhwm4?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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