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Debian: DSA-5957-1 mediawiki critical: XSS and info disclosure issues

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Calendar Grey July 3, 2025
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The recent Debian DSA-5958-2 addresses vital vulnerabilities in MediaWiki. It's crucial to maintain the latest version to safeguard against potential XSS attacks and additional threats.
Multiple security issues were discovered in MediaWiki, a website engine for collaborative work, which could result in cross-site scripting, information disclosure, HTML injection o...

Summary

Multiple security issues were discovered in MediaWiki, a website engine
for collaborative work, which could result in cross-site scripting,
information disclosure, HTML injection or incorrect tracking of
authentication events.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in
version 1:1.39.13-1~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-2025-6590 CVE-2025-6591 CVE-2025-6593 CVE-2025-6594

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