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CVE-2021-42040

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2021-10-06 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.36.2. A parser function related to loop control allowed for an infinite loop (and php-fpm hang) within the Loops extension because egLoopsCountLimit is mishandled. This could lead to memory exhaustion.

Affected Platforms

Mediawiki Mediawiki

Weakness Type

CWE-835

References