Vulnerability in MediaWiki
CVE-2017-0372
Parameters injection in the SyntaxHighlight extension of Mediawiki before 1.23.16, 1.27.3 and 1.28.2 might result in multiple vulnerabilities.
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: 0.113 (95.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.115 · newest: 0.113 · change: -0.002
Affected products
- MediaWiki — versions 1.27.0, 1.27.1, 1.27.2
- MediaWiki (Syntaxhighlight Extension)
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-April/000207.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Patch, Release Notes)
- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-April/000209.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Patch, Release Notes)
- bugs.debian.org/861585 (Third Party Advisory)
- phabricator.wikimedia.org/T158689 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0372 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-0372?
- CVE-2017-0372 is a critical-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-13.
- How severe is CVE-2017-0372?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-0372 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.