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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200506-12
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Severity: Low
Title: MediaWiki: Cross-site scripting vulnerability
Date: June 13, 2005
Bugs: #95255
ID: 200506-12
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Synopsis
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MediaWiki is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack that could
allow arbitrary scripting code execution.
Background
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MediaWiki is a collaborative editing software, used by big projects
like Wikipedia.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-apps/mediawiki < 1.4.5 >= 1.4.5
*>= 1.3.13
Description
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MediaWiki incorrectly handles page template inclusions, rendering it
vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks.
Impact
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A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious
script code that will be executed in a user's browser session in the
context of the vulnerable site.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All MediaWiki users should upgrade to the latest available versions:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose www-apps/mediawiki
References
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[ 1 ] MediaWiki 1.4.5 Release Notes
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=332231
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200506-12.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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