Input validation error in MediaWiki - CVE-2017-0366

 

Input validation error in MediaWiki - CVE-2017-0366

Published: April 13, 2018 / Updated: July 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU31324
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0366
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: MediaWiki.org
Affected software:
MediaWiki

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to read and manipulate data.

Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16 contains a flaw allowing to evade SVG filter using default attribute values in DTD declaration.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-0366

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources