CVE-2017-8814
published 2017-11-15CVE-2017-8814: 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…
PriorityP433high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNIHAN
EPSS
1.61%
73.4th percentile
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."
Affected
12 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | mediawiki | < mediawiki 1:1.27.4-1 (bookworm) | mediawiki 1:1.27.4-1 (bookworm) |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | <= 1.27.3 | — |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | — | — |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | — | — |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | — | — |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | — | — |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | — | — |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | >= 0 < 1:1.27.4-1 | 1:1.27.4-1 |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | >= 0 < 1:1.27.4-1 | 1:1.27.4-1 |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | >= 0 < 1:1.27.4-1 | 1:1.27.4-1 |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | >= 0 < 1:1.27.4-1 | 1:1.27.4-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-x2m4-j2wv-q4h4: The language converter in MediaWiki before 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2017-8814 [HIGH] CWE-20 GHSA-x2m4-j2wv-q4h4: The language converter in MediaWiki before 1
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."
OSV
CVE-2017-8814: The language converter in MediaWiki before 1
osv·2017-11-15·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-8814 [HIGH] CVE-2017-8814: The language converter in MediaWiki before 1
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."
Debian
CVE-2017-8814: mediawiki - The language converter in MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.2...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-8814 [HIGH] CVE-2017-8814: mediawiki - The language converter in MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.2...
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."
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1:1.27.4-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1:1.27.4-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1:1.27.4-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1:1.27.4-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1:1.27.4-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039812https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-November/000216.htmlhttps://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4036http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039812https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-November/000216.htmlhttps://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4036
2017-11-15
Published