Debian DSA-2596-1 : mediawiki-extensions - XSS

high Nessus Plugin ID 63359

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Thorsten Glaser discovered that the RSSReader extension for MediaWiki, a website engine for collaborative work, does not properly escape tags in feeds. This could allow a malicious feed to inject JavaScript into the MediaWiki pages.

Solution

Upgrade the mediawiki-extensions packages.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 2.3squeeze2.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 63359

File Name: debian_DSA-2596.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/31/2012

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mediawiki-extensions, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 12/30/2012

Reference Information

DSA: 2596

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