Description
MediaWiki before 1.18.5, and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 does not send a restrictive X-Frame-Options HTTP header, which allows remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks via an embedded API response in an IFRAME element.
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://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T41180
- [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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853426
- [oss-security] 20120831 Re: CVE Request -- MediaWiki 1.19.2 and 1.18.5 multiple security flaws mailing-list
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686330