CVE-2017-0365

XSS in SearchHighlighter::highlightText() [requires non-default config]

4.7 MediumFix available

Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16 contains a XSS vulnerability in SearchHighlighter::highlightText() with non-default configurations.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.15%Up 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.7

Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16 contains a XSS vulnerability in SearchHighlighter::highlightText() with non-default configurations.

Record: CVE-2017-0365
CVSS 3.0: 4.7 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 2.6 LowAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

XSS in SearchHighlighter::highlightText() [requires non-default config]

Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16 contains a XSS vulnerability in SearchHighlighter::highlightText() with non-default configurations.

Record: CVE-2017-0365
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-0719 No score

Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16 contains a XSS vulnerability in SearchHighlighter::highlightText() with non-default configurations.

Record: EUVD-2017-0719
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-228h-5w69-mghw 4.7

Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16 contains a XSS vulnerability in SearchHighlighter:...

Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16 contains a XSS vulnerability in SearchHighlighter::highlightText() with non-default configurations.

Record: GHSA-228h-5w69-mghw
CVSS 3.0: 4.7 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 4.7

Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16 contains a XSS vulnerability in SearchHighlighter::highlightText() with non-default configurations.

Record: CVE-2017-0365
CVSS 3.0: 4.7 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-0365 4.7

Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16 contains a XSS vulnerability in SearchHighlighter::highlightText() with non-default configurations.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-0365
CVSS 3.0: 4.7 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-0365 4.7

Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16 contains a XSS vulnerability in SearchHighlighter::highlightText() with non-default configurations.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0365
CVSS 3.0: 4.7 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2017-0110 No score

Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerability

API parameters may now be marked as "sensitive" to keep their values out of the logs (CVE-2017-0361).

"Mark all pages visited" on the watchlist now requires a CSRF token (CVE-2017-0362).

Special:UserLogin and Special:Search allow redirect to interwiki links (CVE-2017-0363, CVE-2017-0364).

XSS in SearchHighlighter::highlightText() when $wgAdvancedSearchHighlighting is true (CVE-2017-0365).

SVG filter evasion using default attribute values in DTD declaration (CVE-2017-0366).

Escape content model/format url parameter in message (CVE-2017-0368).

Sysops can undelete pages, although the page is protected against it (CVE-2017-0369).

Spam blacklist ineffective on encoded URLs inside file inclusion syntax's link parameter (CVE-2017-0370).

Record: MGASA-2017-0110
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mediawiki` Debian:12	before 1:1.27.2-1	1:1.27.2-1
`mediawiki` Debian:13	before 1:1.27.2-1	1:1.27.2-1
`mediawiki` Debian:14	before 1:1.27.2-1	1:1.27.2-1
`mediawiki` Mageia:5 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 1.23.16-1.mga5	1.23.16-1.mga5

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, products	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-0365 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Mediawiki, published April 16, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.15%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in mediawiki 1:1.27.2-1.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

What an attacker can affect

Exploit likelihood

What each source reports

Affected products

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