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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200502-33.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200502-33.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..4686b8076e85 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200502-33.xml @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200502-33"> + <title>MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + MediaWiki is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, data manipulation and + security bypass attacks. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">mediawiki</product> + <announced>2005-02-28</announced> + <revised count="01">2005-02-28</revised> + <bug>80729</bug> + <bug>82954</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="www-apps/mediawiki" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.3.11</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.3.11</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + MediaWiki is a collaborative editing software, used by big + projects like Wikipedia. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + A security audit of the MediaWiki project discovered that + MediaWiki is vulnerable to several cross-site scripting and cross-site + request forgery attacks, and that the image deletion code does not + sufficiently sanitize input parameters. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="low"> + <p> + By tricking a user to load a carefully crafted URL, a remote + attacker could hijack sessions and authentication cookies to inject + malicious script code that will be executed in a user's browser session + in context of the vulnerable site, or use JavaScript submitted forms to + perform restricted actions. Using the image deletion flaw, it is also + possible for authenticated administrators to delete arbitrary files via + directory traversal. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All MediaWiki users should upgrade to the latest available + version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/mediawiki-1.3.11"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://secunia.com/advisories/14125/">Secunia Advisory SA14125</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0534">CAN-2005-0534</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0535">CAN-2005-0535</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0536">CAN-2005-0536</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2005-02-24T11:32:05Z"> + vorlon078 + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-02-25T09:25:41Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-02-27T16:48:17Z"> + DerCorny + </metadata> +</glsa> |