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Debian: Security Advisory for mediawiki (DSA-4651-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
4 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'mediawiki' package(s) announced via the DSA-4651-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
It was discovered that some user-generated CSS selectors in MediaWiki, a website engine for collaborative work, were not escaped. The oldstable distribution (stretch) is not affected.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'mediawiki' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1:1.31.7-1~deb10u1. We recommend that you upgrade your mediawiki packages.