MGASA-2021-0568 - Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 19 Dec 2021
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0568.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 8
CVE: CVE-2021-44854,
     CVE-2021-44855,
     CVE-2021-44856,
     CVE-2021-44857,
     CVE-2021-44858,
     CVE-2021-45038

Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerabilities:

== Security fixes =* (T292763. CVE-2021-44854) REST API incorrectly publicly caches
  autocomplete search results from private wikis.
* (T271037, CVE-2021-44856) Title blocked in AbuseFilter can be created via
  Special:ChangeContentModel.
* (T297322, CVE-2021-44857) Unauthorized users can use action=mcrundo to
  replace the content of arbitrary pages.
* (T297322, CVE-2021-44858) Unauthorized users can view contents of private
   wikis using various actions.
* (T297574, CVE-2021-45038) Unauthorized users can access private wiki
  contents using rollback action

=== Extension security fixes ==* (T293589, CVE-2021-44855) Blind Stored XSS in VisualEditor media dialog.
* (T294686) Special:Nuke doesn't actually delete pages.

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29772
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/QEN3EK4JXAVJMJ5GF3GYOAKNJPEKFQYA/
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-44854
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-44855
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-44856
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-44857
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-44858
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-45038

SRPMS:
- 8/core/mediawiki-1.35.5-1.mga8

Mageia 2021-0568: mediawiki security update

Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerabilities: == Security fixes == * (T292763

Summary

Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerabilities:
== Security fixes =* (T292763. CVE-2021-44854) REST API incorrectly publicly caches autocomplete search results from private wikis. * (T271037, CVE-2021-44856) Title blocked in AbuseFilter can be created via Special:ChangeContentModel. * (T297322, CVE-2021-44857) Unauthorized users can use action=mcrundo to replace the content of arbitrary pages. * (T297322, CVE-2021-44858) Unauthorized users can view contents of private wikis using various actions. * (T297574, CVE-2021-45038) Unauthorized users can access private wiki contents using rollback action
=== Extension security fixes ==* (T293589, CVE-2021-44855) Blind Stored XSS in VisualEditor media dialog. * (T294686) Special:Nuke doesn't actually delete pages.

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29772

- https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/QEN3EK4JXAVJMJ5GF3GYOAKNJPEKFQYA/

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-44854

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-44855

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-44856

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-44857

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-44858

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-45038

Resolution

MGASA-2021-0568 - Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerabilities

SRPMS

- 8/core/mediawiki-1.35.5-1.mga8

Severity
Publication date: 19 Dec 2021
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0568.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2021-44854, CVE-2021-44855, CVE-2021-44856, CVE-2021-44857, CVE-2021-44858, CVE-2021-45038

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