Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Special:Block implementation in the getContribsLink function in SpecialBlockip.php in MediaWiki 1.14.0 and 1.15.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the ip parameter.
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 | 1:1.15.0-1.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | mediawiki | 1:1.15.0-1.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | mediawiki | 1:1.15.0-1.1 | — |
References
- 35662 vdb-entry
- 55824 vdb-entry
- 35818 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19693
- ADV-2009-1882 vdb-entry
- mediawiki-specialblocks-xss(51687) vdb-entry
- [mediawiki-announce] 20090713 MediaWiki security update: 1.15.1 and 1.14.1 mailing-list