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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.804321
Category:Web application abuses
Title:Mediawiki < 1.19.12, 1.20.x < 1.21.6, 1.22.x < 1.22.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mar 2014) - Active Check
Summary:MediaWiki is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.
Description:Summary:
MediaWiki is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple flaws exist due to:

- Input passed via 'text' parameter to 'api.php' is not properly sanitised before being returned
to the user.

- Input to 'includes/upload/UploadBase.php' script is not properly sanitised during the uploading
of an SVG namespace.

- Error in 'includes/User.php' script in 'theloadFromSession' function.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow attacker to execute arbitrary
HTML and script code in a user's browser session in the context of an affected site and attacker
can gain sensitive information.

Affected Software/OS:
Mediawiki versions 1.19.x prior to 1.19.12, 1.20.x, 1.21.x
prior to 1.21.6 and 1.22.x prior to 1.22.3.

Solution:
Update to version 1.19.12, 1.21.6, 1.22.3 or later.

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-2014-2242
BugTraq ID: 65910
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65910
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-February/000141.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/28/1
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/01/2
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-2243
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-2244
BugTraq ID: 65906
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65906
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