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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.704036
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-4036-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'mediawiki' package(s) announced via the DSA-4036-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'mediawiki' package(s) announced via the DSA-4036-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been discovered in MediaWiki, a website engine for collaborative work:

CVE-2017-8808

Cross-site-scripting with non-standard URL escaping and $wgShowExceptionDetails disabled.

CVE-2017-8809

Reflected file download in API.

CVE-2017-8810

On private wikis the login form didn't distinguish between login failure due to bad username and bad password.

CVE-2017-8811

It was possible to mangle HTML via raw message parameter expansion.

CVE-2017-8812

id attributes in headlines allowed raw '>'.

CVE-2017-8814

Language converter could be tricked into replacing text inside tags.

CVE-2017-8815

Unsafe attribute injection via glossary rules in language converter.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 1:1.27.4-1~
deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your mediawiki packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'mediawiki' package(s) on Debian 9.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-8808
Debian Security Information: DSA-4036 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4036
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039812
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-8809
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-8810
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-8811
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-8812
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-8814
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-8815
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