CVE-2017-0372 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Severity

75%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

106%

Parameters injection in the SyntaxHighlight extension of Mediawiki before 1.23.16, 1.27.3 and 1.28.2 might result in multiple vulnerabilities.

Parameters injection in the SyntaxHighlight extension of Mediawiki before 1.23.16, 1.27.3 and 1.28.2 might result in multiple vulnerabilities.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 9.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 6 years ago

2018-04-13 16:29:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-05-17 15:25:00

Affected Software

Mediawiki

MediaWiki 1.27.0

1.27.0

MediaWiki 1.27.1

1.27.1

MediaWiki 1.27.2

1.27.2

MediaWiki 1.28.0

1.28.0

MediaWiki 1.28.1

1.28.1

Debian Linux 7.0

7.0

Debian Linux 9.0

9.0

References

https://bugs.debian.org/861585

Third Party Advisory

[mediawiki-announce] 20170406 Security Release: 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16

Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

[mediawiki-announce] 20170430 Security release 1.27.3 and 1.28.2

Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T158689

Exploit, Third Party Advisory

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0372

Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

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