Vulnerabilities
Misconfiguration
Compliance
CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-0503

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Oct 04, 2018 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
4.3
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
5.3 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
Vulnerability-free packages from our partners
root.io logo minimus.io logo echo.ai logo
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0503
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html

Mediawiki 1.31 before 1.31.1, 1.30.1, 1.29.3 and 1.27.5 contains a flaw where contrary to the documentation, $wgRateLimits entry for user overrides that for newbie.

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
MediawikiMediawiki1.31.0 (including)1.31.1 (excluding)
MediawikiMediawiki1.27.5 (including)1.27.5 (including)
MediawikiMediawiki1.29.3 (including)1.29.3 (including)
MediawikiMediawiki1.30.1 (including)1.30.1 (including)
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10RedHatmediawiki-0:1.27.7-1.el7*
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11RedHatmediawiki-0:1.27.7-1.el7*
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9RedHatmediawiki123-0:1.23.17-1.el7*
MediawikiUbuntubionic*
MediawikiUbuntuesm-apps/bionic*
MediawikiUbuntutrusty*
MediawikiUbuntuupstream*

Potential Mitigations

References

Aqua Security is the largest pure-play cloud native security company, providing customers the freedom to innovate and run their businesses with minimal friction. The Aqua Cloud Native Security Platform provides prevention, detection, and response automation across the entire application lifecycle to secure the build, secure cloud infrastructure and secure running workloads wherever they are deployed.
Copyright © 2026 Aqua Security Software Ltd.   Privacy Policy | Terms of Use