Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Nov 15, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-8812
CVE-2017-8812
Description
MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2 allows remote attackers to inject > (greater than) characters via the id attribute of a headline.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- 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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