Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.4.2, when using HTML Tidy ($wgUseTidy), allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | mediawiki | 1.4.9 | — |
| Debian 13 | mediawiki | 1.4.9 | — |
| Debian 12 | mediawiki | 1.4.9 | — |
References
- mediawiki-unknown-xss(20210) vdb-entry
- 15719 vdb-entry
- 14993 third-party-advisory
- 13301 vdb-entry
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=322146