Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.16.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) comments, aka "CSS injection vulnerability."
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 | 1:1.15.5-3 | — |
| Debian 13 | mediawiki | 1:1.15.5-3 | — |
| Debian 12 | mediawiki | 1:1.15.5-3 | — |
References
- ADV-2011-0273 vdb-entry
- mediawiki-css-comments-xss(65126) vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2011-5807 vendor-advisory
- 70770 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2011-5848 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27093
- 46108 vdb-entry
- 43142 third-party-advisory
- [MediaWiki-announce] 20110201 MediaWiki security release 1.16.2 mailing-list
- FEDORA-2011-5812 vendor-advisory