Debian: DSA-2596-1 Critical: MediaWiki Extensions XSS Risk
debian
December 30, 2012
Thorsten Glaser discovered that the RSSReader extension for mediawiki, a website engine for collaborative work, does not properly escape tags in feeds
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Summary
Thorsten Glaser discovered that the RSSReader extension for mediawiki, a
website engine for collaborative work, does not properly escape tags in
feeds. This could allow a malicious feed to inject JavaScript into the
mediawiki pages.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.3squeeze2.
For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem will be fixed soon.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.11.
We recommend that you upgrade your mediawiki-extensions packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: mediawiki-extensions
CVE ID: not yet assigned
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