VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-8808

CVSS score6.1 MEDIUM

EPSS probability1.04%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-11-15

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2 has XSS when the $wgShowExceptionDetails setting is false and the browser sends non-standard URL escaping.

Weakness classification

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Primary references

security@debian.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@debian.org — Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
security@debian.org — Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory