Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.18.5 and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a File: link to a nonexistent image.
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 | 1:1.19.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | mediawiki | 1:1.19.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | mediawiki | 1:1.19.2-1 | — |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853409
- [oss-security] 20120831 CVE Request -- MediaWiki 1.19.2 and 1.18.5 multiple security flaws mailing-list
- [MediaWiki-announce] 20120831 MediaWiki security release: 1.19.2 and 1.18.5 mailing-list
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T41700
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686330
- [oss-security] 20120831 Re: CVE Request -- MediaWiki 1.19.2 and 1.18.5 multiple security flaws mailing-list