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gentoo-overlay/metadata/glsa/glsa-200506-12.xml

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?>
<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="200506-12">
<title>MediaWiki: Cross-site scripting vulnerability</title>
<synopsis>
MediaWiki is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack that could allow
arbitrary scripting code execution.
</synopsis>
<product type="ebuild">mediawiki</product>
<announced>June 13, 2005</announced>
<revised>June 13, 2005: 01</revised>
<bug>95255</bug>
<access>remote</access>
<affected>
<package name="www-apps/mediawiki" auto="yes" arch="*">
<unaffected range="ge">1.4.5</unaffected>
<unaffected range="rge">1.3.13</unaffected>
<vulnerable range="lt">1.4.5</vulnerable>
</package>
</affected>
<background>
<p>
MediaWiki is a collaborative editing software, used by big
projects like Wikipedia.
</p>
</background>
<description>
<p>
MediaWiki incorrectly handles page template inclusions, rendering
it vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks.
</p>
</description>
<impact type="low">
<p>
A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject
malicious script code that will be executed in a user's browser session
in the context of the vulnerable site.
</p>
</impact>
<workaround>
<p>
There is no known workaround at this time.
</p>
</workaround>
<resolution>
<p>
All MediaWiki users should upgrade to the latest available
versions:
</p>
<code>
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose www-apps/mediawiki</code>
</resolution>
<references>
<uri link="http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=332231">MediaWiki 1.4.5 Release Notes</uri>
</references>
<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 10 Jun 2005 11:34:01 +0000">
koon
</metadata>
<metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Fri, 10 Jun 2005 11:34:36 +0000">
koon
</metadata>
<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sat, 11 Jun 2005 12:24:08 +0000">
DerCorny
</metadata>
</glsa>