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Debian: DSA-3046-1 Urgent MediaWiki CSS Vulnerability and Update Guidance

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Calendar Grey October 5, 2014
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It was reported that MediaWiki, a website engine for collaborative work, allowed to load user-created CSS on pages where user-created JavaScript is not allowed
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Topics Covered

security advisory critical issue Debian upgrade recommendation MediaWiki CSS exploit user interface threat

Summary

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:1.19.20+dfsg-0+deb7u1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:1.19.20+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: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: mediawiki
CVE ID: CVE-2014-7295

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical issue Debian upgrade recommendation MediaWiki CSS exploit user interface threat

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