FreshPorts - VuXML

Mediawiki reports:

(Bug 39700) Wikipedia administrator Writ Keeper discovered a stored XSS (HTML injection) vulnerability. This was possible due to the handling of link text on File: links for nonexistent files. MediaWiki 1.16 and later is affected.

(Bug 39180) User Fomafix reported several DOM-based XSS vulnerabilities, made possible by a combination of loose filtering of the uselang parameter, and JavaScript gadgets on various language Wikipedias.

(Bug 39180) During internal review, it was discovered that CSRF tokens, available via the api, were not protected with X-Frame-Options headers. This could lead to a CSRF vulnerability if the API response is embedded in an external website using using an iframe.

(Bug 39824) During internal review, it was discovered extensions were not always allowed to prevent the account creation action. This allowed users blocked by the GlobalBlocking extension to create accounts.

(Bug 39184) During internal review, it was discovered that password data was always saved to the local MediaWiki database even if authentication was handled by an extension, such as LDAP. This could allow a compromised MediaWiki installation to leak information about user's LDAP passwords. Additionally, in situations when an authentication plugin returned false in its strict function, this would allow old passwords to be used for accounts that did not exist in the external system, indefinitely.

(Bug 39823) During internal review, it was discovered that metadata about blocks, hidden by a user with suppression rights, was visible to administrators.

ge 1.19 lt 1.19.2

ge 1.18 lt 1.18.5

Medawiki reports:

An arbitrary script inclusion vulnerability was discovered. The vulnerability only allows execution of files with names ending in ".php" which are already present in the local filesystem. Only servers running Microsoft Windows and possibly Novell Netware are affected. Despite these mitigating factors, all users are advised to upgrade, since there is a risk of complete server compromise. MediaWiki 1.8.0 and later is affected.

Security researcher mghack discovered a CSS injection vulnerability. For Internet Explorer and similar browsers, this is equivalent to an XSS vulnerability, that is to say, it allows the compromise of wiki user accounts. For other browsers, it allows private data such as IP addresses and browsing patterns to be sent to a malicious external web server. It affects all versions of MediaWiki. All users are advised to upgrade.

lt 1.16.2

Mediawiki reports:

(Bug 39700) Wikipedia administrator Writ Keeper discovered a stored XSS (HTML injection) vulnerability. This was possible due to the handling of link text on File: links for nonexistent files. MediaWiki 1.16 and later is affected.

(Bug 39180) User Fomafix reported several DOM-based XSS vulnerabilities, made possible by a combination of loose filtering of the uselang parameter, and JavaScript gadgets on various language Wikipedias.

(Bug 39180) During internal review, it was discovered that CSRF tokens, available via the api, were not protected with X-Frame-Options headers. This could lead to a CSRF vulnerability if the API response is embedded in an external website using using an iframe.

(Bug 39824) During internal review, it was discovered extensions were not always allowed to prevent the account creation action. This allowed users blocked by the GlobalBlocking extension to create accounts.

(Bug 39184) During internal review, it was discovered that password data was always saved to the local MediaWiki database even if authentication was handled by an extension, such as LDAP. This could allow a compromised MediaWiki installation to leak information about user's LDAP passwords. Additionally, in situations when an authentication plugin returned false in its strict function, this would allow old passwords to be used for accounts that did not exist in the external system, indefinitely.

(Bug 39823) During internal review, it was discovered that metadata about blocks, hidden by a user with suppression rights, was visible to administrators.

ge 1.19 lt 1.19.2

ge 1.18 lt 1.18.5

Mediawiki reports:

(Bug 28534) XSS vulnerability for IE 6 clients. This is the third attempt at fixing bug 28235.

(Bug 28639) Potential privilege escalation when $wgBlockDisablesLogin is enabled.

lt 1.16.5

Mediawiki reports:

(Bug 28534) XSS vulnerability for IE 6 clients. This is the third attempt at fixing bug 28235.

(Bug 28639) Potential privilege escalation when $wgBlockDisablesLogin is enabled.

lt 1.16.5

Medawiki reports:

An arbitrary script inclusion vulnerability was discovered. The vulnerability only allows execution of files with names ending in ".php" which are already present in the local filesystem. Only servers running Microsoft Windows and possibly Novell Netware are affected. Despite these mitigating factors, all users are advised to upgrade, since there is a risk of complete server compromise. MediaWiki 1.8.0 and later is affected.

Security researcher mghack discovered a CSS injection vulnerability. For Internet Explorer and similar browsers, this is equivalent to an XSS vulnerability, that is to say, it allows the compromise of wiki user accounts. For other browsers, it allows private data such as IP addresses and browsing patterns to be sent to a malicious external web server. It affects all versions of MediaWiki. All users are advised to upgrade.

lt 1.16.2