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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2021.0568
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2021-0568)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'mediawiki' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0568 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'mediawiki' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0568 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
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.

Affected Software/OS:
'mediawiki' package(s) on Mageia 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-44854
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-24
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T292763
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-44855
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T293589
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-44856
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T271037
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-44857
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T297322
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-44858
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-45038
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T297574
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