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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2014.0157
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2014-0157)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'mediawiki' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0157 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'mediawiki' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0157 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerability:

Login CSRF issue in MediaWiki before 1.22.5 in Special:ChangePassword, whereby
a user can be logged into an attacker account without being aware of it,
allowing the attacker to track the user's activity (CVE-2014-2665).

MediaWiki has been updated to version 1.22.5, fixing this and other issues.

Affected Software/OS:
'mediawiki' package(s) on Mageia 3, Mageia 4.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-2665
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-March/000145.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/28/1
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/01/7
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