CVE-2017-8814
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.016 · 76 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (8)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- n/a MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2≤ MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2enisa_euvdEU
also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-November/000216.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039812enisa_euvd
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-November/000216.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4036enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039812Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-November/000216.htmlMailing ListPatchVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4036Third Party Advisorynvd
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