CVE-2017-8809 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Severity

75%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

106%

api.php in MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2 has a Reflected File Download vulnerability.

api.php in MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2 has a Reflected File Download vulnerability.

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 7 years ago

2017-11-15 08:29:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-11-28 16:56:00

Affected Software

Mediawiki

MediaWiki 1.28.0

1.28.0

MediaWiki 1.28.1

1.28.1

MediaWiki 1.28.2

1.28.2

MediaWiki 1.29.0

1.29.0

MediaWiki 1.29.1

1.29.1

Debian Linux 9.0

9.0

References

1039812

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-November/000216.html

Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory

DSA-4036

Third Party Advisory

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