CVE-2014-1610 json
MediaWiki 1.22.x before 1.22.2, 1.21.x before 1.21.5, and 1.19.x before 1.19.11, when DjVu or PDF file upload support is enabled, allows re…
published 2014-01-30 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-1685
- cvss
- 6.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 42.8%
- EPSS 42.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 3
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
MediaWiki 1.22.x before 1.22.2, 1.21.x before 1.21.5, and 1.19.x before 1.19.11, when DjVu or PDF file upload support is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) the page parameter to includes/media/DjVu.php; (2) the w parameter (aka width field) to thumb.php, which is not properly handled by includes/media/PdfHandler_body.php; and possibly unspecified vectors in (3) includes/media/Bitmap.php and (4) includes/media/ImageHandler.php.
Patch / fix
- mediawiki Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:1.19.11+dfsg-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1610
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2014-1610 updated cvss 6.0
mediawiki: remote code execution via uploaded DjVu or PDF files
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/multi/http/mediawiki_thumb)
- Published
Exploit prediction
42.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/multi/http/mediawiki_thumb MediaWiki Thumb.php Remote Command Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2014-01-28
- EDB-31767 MediaWiki - 'Thumb.php' Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2014-02-19
- EDB-31329 MediaWiki 1.22.1 PdfHandler - Remote Code Execution webapps, 2014-02-01
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.0 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
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exploit-db.com
/exploits/31329/
exploit
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debian.org
/security/2014/dsa-2891
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/127942.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/127948.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.wikimedia.org
/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-January/000140.html
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/56695
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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gerrit.wikimedia.org
/r/#/c/110069/
vendor-advisory
- checkpoint.com /threatcloud-central/articles/2014-01-28-tc-researchers-discover.html
- checkpoint.com /defense/advisories/public/2014/cpai-26-jan.html
- bugzilla.wikimedia.org /show_bug.cgi?id=60339
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secunia.com
/advisories/57472
third-party-advisory
- gerrit.wikimedia.org /r/#/c/110215/
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securitytracker.com
/id/1029707
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/65223
vdb-entry
- gerrit.wikimedia.org /r/#/c/110069/2/includes/media/Bitmap.php
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osvdb.org
/102631
vdb-entry
- bugzilla.wikimedia.org /attachment.cgi?id=14361&action=diff
- bugzilla.wikimedia.org /attachment.cgi?id=14384&action=diff
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osvdb.org
/102630
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-1610
- NVD CVE-2014-1610
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