CVE-2014-9487

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: October 17, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/13
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1175828
Source: security@debian.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-December/000173.html
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201502-04
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/13
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1175828
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-December/000173.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201502-04
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.0%
78th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-611

Affected Vendors

mediawiki

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