[ GLSA 201310-21 ] MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201310-21)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: October 28, 2013
Bug(s): #460352, #466124, #468110, #471140, #483594
ID: 201310-21

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MediaWiki, the worst of
which could lead to Denial of Service.


Background

The MediaWiki wiki web application as used on wikipedia.org.

Affected Packages

Package: www-apps/mediawiki
Vulnerable: < 1.21.2
Unaffected: >= 1.21.2
Unaffected: >= 1.20.7 < 1.20.8
Unaffected: >= 1.19.8 < 1.19.9
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MediaWiki. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.


Impact

A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code, perform
man-in-the-middle attacks, obtain sensitive information or perform
cross-site scripting attacks.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All MediaWiki 1.21.x users should upgrade to the latest version: