GLSA-201206-09 : MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 59647

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201206-09 (MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in mediawiki. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :

MediaWiki allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, to perform imports from any wgImportSources wiki via a crafted POST request, to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or obtain sensitive information, to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, to conduct clickjacking attacks, to execute arbitrary PHP code, to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, to bypass intended access restrictions and to obtain sensitive information.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All MediaWiki users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-apps/mediawiki-1.18.2'

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 59647

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201206-09.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 6/22/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mediawiki, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/21/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2787, CVE-2010-2788, CVE-2010-2789, CVE-2011-0003, CVE-2011-0047, CVE-2011-0537, CVE-2011-1579, CVE-2011-1580, CVE-2011-1766, CVE-2012-1578, CVE-2012-1579, CVE-2012-1580, CVE-2012-1581, CVE-2012-1582

BID: 42019, 42024, 46108, 46451, 47354, 47722

GLSA: 201206-09

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