XXE in MediaWiki
CVE-2014-9487
The getid3 library in MediaWiki before 1.24.1, 1.23.8, 1.22.15 and 1.19.23 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or possibly have other impact via an XML External Entity (XXE) attack. NOTE: Related to CVE-2014-2053.
Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (80.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- MediaWiki — versions 1.19, 1.19.0, 1.19.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/13 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201502-04 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-December/000173.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9487?
- CVE-2014-9487 is a critical-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-10-17.
- How severe is CVE-2014-9487?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2014-9487 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.