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  Severity: Low
     Title: MediaWiki: Cross-site scripting vulnerability
      Date: June 13, 2005
      Bugs: #95255
        ID: 200506-12

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Synopsis
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MediaWiki is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack that could
allow arbitrary scripting code execution.

Background
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MediaWiki is a collaborative editing software, used by big projects
like Wikipedia.

Affected packages
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     Package             /  Vulnerable  /                   Unaffected
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  1  www-apps/mediawiki       < 1.4.5                         >= 1.4.5
                                                            *>= 1.3.13

Description
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MediaWiki incorrectly handles page template inclusions, rendering it
vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks.

Impact
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A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious
script code that will be executed in a user's browser session in the
context of the vulnerable site.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All MediaWiki users should upgrade to the latest available versions:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose www-apps/mediawiki

References
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  [ 1 ] MediaWiki 1.4.5 Release Notes
        
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200506-12

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org/.

License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/