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Debian 10 DLA-3796-1 Critical: MediaWiki Information Disclosure Threat

debian lts
Calendar Grey April 27, 2024
Dist Debian Esm H88
The Debian Security Advisory DLA-3796-1 pertains to vulnerabilities found in mediawiki that affect data accessibility and user permission settings.
Security vulnerabilities were found in mediawiki, a website engine for collaborative work, that could lead to information disclosure, privilege escalation, or denial of service
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Summary

CVE-2023-51704

group-.*-member messages were not properly escaped on
Special:log/rights.

CVE-2024-PENDING

It was discovered that Special:MovePage did not limit nor truncate
the list of subpages, which could lead to denial of service when.
(The CVE ID for this issue has not been assigned yet.)

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version
1:1.31.16-1+deb10u8.

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 LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: mediawiki
Version: 1:1.31.16-1+deb10u8
CVE ID: CVE-2023-51704

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