CVE-2017-8811 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The implementation of raw message parameter expansion in MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2 allows HTML mangling attacks.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00326.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Debian	Debian Linux
Mediawiki	Mediawiki

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	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:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-4036-1	mediawiki security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-17754	The implementation of raw message parameter expansion in MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2 allows HTML mangling attacks.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039812
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-November/000216.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4036

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2017-11-15T08:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:48:22.605Z

Reserved: 2017-05-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-8811

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-11-15T08:29:00.720

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-8811

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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