CVE-2017-8814

moderate-risk
Published 2017-11-15

The language converter in MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2 allows attackers to replace text inside tags via a rule definition followed by "a lot of junk."

Do I need to act?

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0.65% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (7)

Affected Vendors

Mediawiki Debian

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039812
Mailing List https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-November/000216.ht...
Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4036
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039812
Mailing List https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-November/000216.ht...
Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4036
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moderate-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 14/34 · Moderate