VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-8814

CVSS score7.5 HIGH

EPSS probability1.61%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-11-15

Last modified2026-06-17

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

Description

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."

Weakness classification

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

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