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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200507-18 (mediawiki)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200507-18.
Insight
Insight
MediaWiki is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack that could allow arbitrary JavaScript code execution.
Solution
Solution
All MediaWiki users should upgrade to the latest available version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-apps/mediawiki-1.4.7' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200507-18 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99132 http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=342530