CRITICAL
Parameters injection in SyntaxHighlight results in multiple vulnerabilities
Published Apr 13, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 11.27%
Description
Parameters injection in the SyntaxHighlight extension of Mediawiki before 1.23.16, 1.27.3 and 1.28.2 might result in multiple vulnerabilities.
Affected products
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MediaWiki | mediawiki (SyntaxHighlight extension) | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
OR
- 7.0
- 9.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
11.27% 0.11270
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.11270
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (28 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 95.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 10.31% (0.10314) | 95.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 11.48% (0.11479) | 95.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 10.31% (0.10314) | 95.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 11.48% (0.11479) | 95.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 10.31% (0.10314) | 95.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 11.48% (0.11479) | 95.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 10.31% (0.10314) | 95.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.65% (0.11653) | 95.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 58.35% (0.58351) | 98.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 59.38% (0.59378) | 98.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 66.69% (0.66693) | 97.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 59.38% (0.59378) | 98.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 94.57% (0.94574) | 99.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 88.62% (0.88624) | 98.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2024 | 83.54% (0.83537) | 98.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 88.62% (0.88624) | 98.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 1, 2023 | 89.68% (0.89679) | 98.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 4, 2023 | 91.36% (0.91361) | 98.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 90.73% (0.90732) | 98.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | 90.39% (0.90394) | 98.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 90.11% (0.90112) | 98.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 34.69% (0.34691) | 97.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 34.69% (0.34691) | 96.74th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 8.54% (0.08536) | 85.38th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 8.54% (0.08536) | 85.21th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 8.54% (0.08536) | 92.82th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 8.54% (0.08536) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- https://bugs.debian.org/861585 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-April/000207.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-April/000209.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T158689 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0372 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.debian.org/861585 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-April/000207.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-April/000209.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T158689 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0372 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Apr 13, 2018
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Nov 29, 2016
Link CVE-2017-0372
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a