CVE-2017-8814 describes a high-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki versions prior to 1.27.4, 1.28.3, and 1.29.2, where the language converter can be manipulated to replace text within tags through a crafted rule definition followed by extraneous data. This network-exploitable flaw has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high impact on integrity without requiring user interaction or privileges. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| 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:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.