Asymmetric denial of service In mediawiki
Description
A denial-of-service issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.6, 1.36.x before 1.36.4, and 1.37.x before 1.37.2. When many files exist, requesting Special:NewFiles with actor as a condition can result in a very long running query.
Mitigation
Update Impact
Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.
Aliases
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