CVE-2017-8814 (GCVE-0-2017-8814)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-11-15 08:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 16:48
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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."
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- unrestricted text replacement
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039812 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-a… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4036 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2 |
Affected:
MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2
|
Date Public
2017-11-15 00:00
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