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Debian: DSA-5651-1 Critical: MediaWiki XSS and DoS Security Update

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Calendar Grey March 31, 2024
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Debian's recent MediaWiki security patch tackles severe cross-site scripting vulnerabilities and denial of service threats that were detected.
Two security issues were discovered in MediaWiki, a website engine for collaborative work, which could result in cross-site scripting or denial of service

Summary

Two security issues were discovered in MediaWiki, a website engine for
collaborative work, which could result in cross-site scripting or denial
of service.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed
in version 1:1.35.13-1+deb11u2.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:1.39.7-1~deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your mediawiki packages.

For the detailed security status of mediawiki please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/mediawiki

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: not yet available

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