7.5

CVE-2017-8814: debian debian_linux Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2017-8814
Published 15-11-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-8814 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.61%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
DSA-4036-1MGASA-2017-0429

Timeline

  1. 15-11-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The language converter in MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2 allows attackers to replace text inside tags via a rule definition followed by "a lot of junk."

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.61%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

76%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.61% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.61%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Mediawiki1 product
  • mediawiki≤ 1.27.3 | 1.28.0 | 1.28.1 | 1.28.2 | 1.29.0 | 1.29.1

2 vendors · 3 products

References

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