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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2020.0021
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2020-0021)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'mediawiki' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2020-0021 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'mediawiki' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2020-0021 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerability:

MediaWiki through 1.33.1 allows attackers to bypass the Title_blacklist
protection mechanism by starting with an arbitrary title, establishing
a non-resolvable redirect for the associated page, and using redirect=1
in the action API when editing that page (CVE-2019-19709).

Affected Software/OS:
'mediawiki' package(s) on Mageia 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-19709
Bugtraq: 20191229 [SECURITY] [DSA 4592-1] mediawiki security update (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/48
Debian Security Information: DSA-4592 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4592
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Ie54f366986056c876eade0fcad6c41f70b8b8de8
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T239466
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