VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-9487
The getid3 library in MediaWiki before 1.24.1, 1.23.8, 1.22.15 and 1.19.23 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or possibly have other impact via an XML External Entity (XXE) attack.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.02%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.02%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The getid3 library in MediaWiki before 1.24.1, 1.23.8, 1.22.15 and 1.19.23 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or possibly have other impact via an XML External Entity (XXE) attack. NOTE: Related to CVE-2014-2053.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.02% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- mediawiki/mediawiki
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/13Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1175828Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-December/000173.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201502-04Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/13Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1175828Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-December/000173.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201502-04Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.