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Debian: DSA-5785-1 Critical: MediaWiki Incomplete Auth Checks

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Calendar Grey October 5, 2024
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The Debian Security Announcement DSA-5785-1 provides crucial information regarding the updates needed for MediaWiki due to insufficient authorization verification.
Dom Walden discovered that the AbuseFilter extension in MediaWiki, a website engine for collaborative work, performed incomplete authorisation checks

Summary

Dom Walden discovered that the AbuseFilter extension in MediaWiki, a
website engine for collaborative work, performed incomplete authorisation
checks.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:1.39.10-1~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: CVE-2024-47913

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