MediaWiki unspecified cross-site scripting
| mediawiki-unspecified-xss (25588) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
MediaWiki is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
For MediaWiki 1.4.x:
Upgrade to the latest version of MediaWiki (1.4.15 or later), available from the MediaWiki Download Web page. See References.
For MediaWiki 1.5.x:
Upgrade to the latest version of MediaWiki (1.5.7 or later), available from the MediaWiki Download Web page. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2006-04-01 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- MediaWiki Download Web page: Download - Mediawiki.
- MediaWiki-announce Mailing List, Mon Mar 27 00:35:35 UTC 2006 : MediaWiki 1.5.8, 1.4.15 released [SECURITY].
- BID-17269: MediaWiki Encoded Page Link HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-1498: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.5.8 and 1.4.15 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted encoded links.
- GLSA-200604-01: MediaWiki: Cross-site scripting vulnerability
- SA19508: MediaWiki Encoded Links Script Insertion Vulnerability
- SUSE-SR:2006:007: SUSE Security Summary Report
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1194: MediaWiki Encoded Links Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo Linux
- Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki prior to 1.4.15
- Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki prior to 1.5.8
Reported:
Mar 27, 2006
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