CVE-2017-8809
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 7.7% (pctl 94)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
api.php in MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2 has a Reflected File Download vulnerability.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 7.71% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-74 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-11-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| mediawiki | mediawiki |
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039812
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-November/000216.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4036
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039812
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-November/000216.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4036
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