Input validation error in MediaWiki - CVE-2014-9487
Published: October 17, 2017 / Updated: April 10, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38063
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9487
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: MediaWiki.org
Affected software:
MediaWiki
MediaWiki
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or possibly have other impact via an XML External Entity (XXE) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-9487
Install update from vendor's website.