Improper input validation in MediaWiki
CVE-2014-1610
MediaWiki 1.22.x before 1.22.2, 1.21.x before 1.21.5, and 1.19.x before 1.19.11, when DjVu or PDF file upload support is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) the page parameter to includes/media/DjVu.php; (2) the w parameter (aka width field) to thumb.php, which is not properly handled by includes/media/PdfHandler_body.php; and possibly unspecified vectors in (3) includes/media/Bitmap.php and (4) includes/media/ImageHandler.php.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.428 (98.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.428 · newest: 0.428 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- MediaWiki — versions 1.19.0, 1.19.1, 1.19.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31329/ (exploit)
- www.checkpoint.com/threatcloud-central/articles/2014-01-28-tc-researchers-disco…
- www.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2014/cpai-26-jan.html
- bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi
- secunia.com/advisories/57472 (third-party-advisory)
- gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2891 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-January/000140.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1029707 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/65223 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-1610?
- CVE-2014-1610 is a vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2014-01-30.
- Is CVE-2014-1610 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.