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CVE-2017-8808

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 b…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.0%
percentile 64%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.04% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • n/a MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

  • securitytracker.com /id/1039812 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • lists.wikimedia.org /pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-November/000216.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-4036 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred

Sources

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