CVE-2014-9487

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.

Published: 2017-10-17 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-9487 is rated High Risk (67.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.02%). EPSS rose +1.01% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-9487

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.01% 2.02% +1.01%
2 2025-12-28 1.17% 1.01% -0.17%
3 2025-12-27 — 1.17% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-9487

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-9487

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-9487

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2014-9487: 1 GLSA(s) (201502-04), 1 atom(s) (www-apps/mediawiki); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-9487

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-9487

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.0 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.1 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.2 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.3 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.4 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.5 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.6 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.7 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.8 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.9 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.10 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.11 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.12 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.13 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.14 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.15 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.16 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.17 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.18 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.19 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.20 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.21 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.19.22 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.19.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.22.0 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.22.0 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.22.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.22.1 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.22.2 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.22.3 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.22.4 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.22.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.22.5 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.22.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.22.6 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.22.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.22.7 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.22.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.22.8 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.22.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.22.9 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.22.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.22.10 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.22.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.22.11 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.22.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.22.12 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.22.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.22.13 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.22.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.22.14 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.22.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.23.0 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.23.1 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.23.2 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.23.3 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.23.4 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.23.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.23.5 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.23.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.23.6 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.23.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.23.7 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.23.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mediawiki mediawiki 1.24.0 cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-9487

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