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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201206-09 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: High |
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Title: MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilites |
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Date: June 21, 2012 |
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Bugs: #366685, #409513 |
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ID: 201206-09 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MediaWiki, the worst of |
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which leading to remote execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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The MediaWiki wiki web application as used on wikipedia.org. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 www-apps/mediawiki < 1.18.2 >= 1.18.2 |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in mediawiki. Please |
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review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. |
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Impact |
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MediaWiki allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, to perform |
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imports from any wgImportSources wiki via a crafted POST request, to |
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conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or obtain sensitive |
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information, to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, to conduct |
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clickjacking attacks, to execute arbitrary PHP code, to inject |
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arbitrary web script or HTML, to bypass intended access restrictions |
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and to obtain sensitive information. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All MediaWiki users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/mediawiki-1.18.2" |
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References |
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========== |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2010-2787 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2787 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2010-2788 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2788 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2010-2789 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2789 |
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[ 4 ] CVE-2011-0003 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0003 |
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[ 5 ] CVE-2011-0047 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0047 |
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[ 6 ] CVE-2011-0537 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0537 |
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[ 7 ] CVE-2011-1579 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1579 |
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[ 8 ] CVE-2011-1580 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1580 |
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[ 9 ] CVE-2011-1766 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1766 |
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[ 10 ] CVE-2011-1766 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1766 |
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[ 11 ] CVE-2012-1578 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1578 |
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[ 12 ] CVE-2012-1579 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1579 |
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[ 13 ] CVE-2012-1580 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1580 |
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[ 14 ] CVE-2012-1581 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1581 |
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[ 15 ] CVE-2012-1582 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1582 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-09.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |
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