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.
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5246
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00027.html
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T297731
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2022-09-19
Updated: 2022-11-03
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.00117