Description
api.php in MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2 has a Reflected File Download vulnerability.
Exploits (1)
nomisec
WORKING POC
5 stars
by motikan2010 · poc
https://github.com/motikan2010/CVE-2017-8809_MediaWiki_RFD
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.1808
EPSS Percentile
95.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Lab Environment
Details
CWE
CWE-74
Status
published
Products (8)
debian/debian_linux
9.0
mediawiki/mediawiki
1.28.0
mediawiki/mediawiki
1.28.1
mediawiki/mediawiki
1.28.2
mediawiki/mediawiki
1.29.0
mediawiki/mediawiki
1.29.1
mediawiki/mediawiki
< 1.27.3
n/a/MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2
MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2
Published
Nov 15, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026