Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in api.php in (1) MediaWiki 1.11 through 1.11.0rc1, 1.10 through 1.10.2, 1.9 through 1.9.4, and 1.8; and (2) the BotQuery extension for MediaWiki 1.7 and earlier; when Internet Explorer is used, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified 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 | 1:1.11.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | mediawiki | 1:1.11.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | mediawiki | 1:1.11.1-1 | — |
References
- mediawiki-api-xss(39901) vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2008-2288 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2008-0280 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2008-2245 vendor-advisory
- 28137 vdb-entry
- [MediaWiki-announce] 20080124 MediaWiki 1.11.1, 1.10.3, 1.9.5 released mailing-list
- 28629 third-party-advisory
- 29266 third-party-advisory