Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MediaWiki before 1.4.9 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) <math> tags or (2) Extension or <nowiki> sections that "bypass HTML style attribute restrictions" that are intended to protect against XSS vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer clients.
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
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=352777
- 16932 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2005:021 vendor-advisory