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Debian: DSA-2957-1 Critical: Mediawiki Cross Site Scripting Attack

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Calendar Grey June 12, 2014
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A critical Mediawiki security patch corrects a cross-site scripting vulnerability; Debian users are advised to upgrade promptly.
Omer Iqbal discovered that Mediawiki, a wiki engine, parses invalid usernames on Special:PasswordReset as wikitext when $wgRawHtml is enabled
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Summary


For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:1.19.16+dfsg-0+deb7u1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:1.19.16+dfsg-1.

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: http://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: mediawiki
CVE ID: CVE-2014-3966

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