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CVE-2017-8815 Details

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 attribute injection attacks via glossary rules.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-November/000216.html	CVE	Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4036	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039812	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-November/000216.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4036	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039812	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
mediawiki mediawiki	<= 1.27.3 1.28.0 1.28.1 1.28.2 1.29.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.28.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.28.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.28.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.29.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.29.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	9.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Nov 17, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]