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  • [SECURITY] [DSA 4036-1] mediawiki security update

    From Moritz Muehlenhoff@1:229/2 to All on Wed Nov 15 23:10:02 2017
    From: [email protected]

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    - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4036-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff November 15, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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    Package : mediawiki
    CVE ID : CVE-2017-8808 CVE-2017-8809 CVE-2017-8810 CVE-2017-8811
    CVE-2017-8812 CVE-2017-8814 CVE-2017-8815

    Multiple security vulnerabilities have been discovered in MediaWiki, a
    website engine for collaborative work:

    CVE-2017-8808

    Cross-site-scripting with non-standard URL escaping and
    $wgShowExceptionDetails disabled.

    CVE-2017-8809

    Reflected file download in API.

    CVE-2017-8810

    On private wikis the login form didn't distinguish between
    login failure due to bad username and bad password.

    CVE-2017-8811

    It was possible to mangle HTML via raw message parameter
    expansion.

    CVE-2017-8812

    id attributes in headlines allowed raw '>'.

    CVE-2017-8814

    Language converter could be tricked into replacing text inside tags.

    CVE-2017-8815

    Unsafe attribute injection via glossary rules in language converter.

    For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 1:1.27.4-1~deb9u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your mediawiki packages.

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
    these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
    found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: [email protected]
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