CVE-2017-8808 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting MediaWiki versions before 1.27.4, 1.28.3, and 1.29.2. It occurs when the $wgShowExceptionDetails setting is disabled and a browser sends non-standard URL escaping. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.27.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.28.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.28.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.28.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.28.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.29.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.29.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.