CVE-2017-0372
Parameters injection in SyntaxHighlight results in multiple vulnerabilities
Parameters injection in the SyntaxHighlight extension of Mediawiki before 1.23.16, 1.27.3 and 1.28.2 might result in multiple vulnerabilities.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Parameters injection in the SyntaxHighlight extension of Mediawiki before 1.23.16, 1.27.3 and 1.28.2 might result in multiple vulnerabilities.
- Record
CVE-2017-0372- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Parameters injection in SyntaxHighlight results in multiple vulnerabilities
Parameters injection in the SyntaxHighlight extension of Mediawiki before 1.23.16, 1.27.3 and 1.28.2 might result in multiple vulnerabilities.
- Record
CVE-2017-0372- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0726 No score
Parameters injection in the SyntaxHighlight extension of Mediawiki before 1.23.16, 1.27.3 and 1.28.2 might result in multiple vulnerabilities.
- Record
EUVD-2017-0726- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c759-44hj-j247
Parameters injection in the SyntaxHighlight extension of Mediawiki before 1.23.16, 1.27.3 and 1...
Parameters injection in the SyntaxHighlight extension of Mediawiki before 1.23.16, 1.27.3 and 1.28.2 might result in multiple vulnerabilities.
- Record
GHSA-c759-44hj-j247- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Parameters injection in the SyntaxHighlight extension of Mediawiki before 1.23.16, 1.27.3 and 1.28.2 might result in multiple vulnerabilities.
- Record
CVE-2017-0372- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-0372
Parameters injection in the SyntaxHighlight extension of Mediawiki before 1.23.16, 1.27.3 and 1.28.2 might result in multiple vulnerabilities.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-0372- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-0372
Parameters injection in the SyntaxHighlight extension of Mediawiki before 1.23.16, 1.27.3 and 1.28.2 might result in multiple vulnerabilities.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0372- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | MediaWiki SyntaxHighlight extension option injection vulnerability | 2017-04-06 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-0372 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Mediawiki, published April 13, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.3%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in mediawiki 1:1.27.3-1.
References
lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2017-April/000207.html
bugs.debian.org/861585
phabricator.wikimedia.org/T158689
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0372
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0372
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c759-44hj-j247
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-0372
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0372