CVE-2014-9277

Public Exploit

Description

The wfMangleFlashPolicy function in OutputHandler.php in MediaWiki before 1.19.22, 1.20.x through 1.22.x before 1.22.14, and 1.23.x before 1.23.7 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks via a crafted string containing <cross-domain-policy> in a PHP format request, which causes the string length to change when converting the request to <NOT-cross-domain-policy>.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.86% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory wikimedia.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1031301 vdb entry
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T73478 exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/03/9 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/04/16 mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3100 vendor advisory
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-November/000170.html mailing list patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9277?
CVE-2014-9277 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9277?
To fix CVE-2014-9277, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-9277 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-9277 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.