The Quiz extension for MediaWiki allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via…
Priority LOW 28CWE-17Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Quiz extension for MediaWiki allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via regex metacharacters in a regular expression.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0266 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:quiz_project:quiz:-:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Quiz Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:quiz_project:quiz:-:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Quiz Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-6736
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6c8v-9pp2-cm9x
References
Sources
- CVE-2015-6736 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-6736 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6c8v-9pp2-cm9x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-6736 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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