What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-41118?

CVE-2021-41118 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.1%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-41118?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2021-41118. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Dynamicpagelist3 CVE-2021-41118

HIGH

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)

2021-10-04 security-advisories@github.com

Denial Of Service Dynamicpagelist3

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 04, 2021 - 19:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

DescriptionNVD

The DynamicPageList3 extension is a reporting tool for MediaWiki, listing category members and intersections with various formats and details. In affected versions unsanitised input of regular expression date within the parameters of the DPL parser function, allowed for the possibility of ReDoS (Regex Denial of Service). This has been resolved in version 3.3.6. If you are unable to update you may also set $wgDplSettings['functionalRichness'] = 0; or disable DynamicPageList3 to mitigate.

AnalysisAI

The DynamicPageList3 extension is a reporting tool for MediaWiki, listing category members and intersections with various formats and details. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability could allow attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400), which allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources. The DynamicPageList3 extension is a reporting tool for MediaWiki, listing category members and intersections with various formats and details. In affected versions unsanitised input of regular expression date within the parameters of the DPL parser function, allowed for the possibility of ReDoS (Regex Denial of Service). This has been resolved in version 3.3.6. If you are unable to update you may also set $wgDplSettings['functionalRichness'] = 0; or disable DynamicPageList3 to mitigate. Affected products include: Dynamicpagelist3 Project Dynamicpagelist3. Version information: version 3.3.6..

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Implement rate limiting, set resource quotas, validate input sizes, use timeouts.