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Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 15, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-8809

CVE-2017-8809

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.

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Affected products

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MediaWiki/Mediawiki7 versions
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.27.3
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.28.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.29.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.29.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, 1.29.x before 1.29.2
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

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lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-November/000216.htmlnvdMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1039812nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4036nvdThird Party Advisory

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