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Debian dla-3489 : mediawiki - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 178115

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3489 advisory.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3489-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Markus Koschany July 10, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : mediawiki Version : 1:1.31.16-1+deb10u5 CVE ID : CVE-2022-47927

 A security issue was discovered in MediaWiki, a website engine for collaborative work, which could result in information disclosure when SQLite files are created within a data directory that has weak permissions.

 For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 1:1.31.16-1+deb10u5.

 We recommend that you upgrade your mediawiki packages.

 For the detailed security status of mediawiki please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/mediawiki

 Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS Attachment:
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the mediawiki packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/mediawiki

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-47927

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/mediawiki

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 178115

File Name: debian_DLA-3489.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/11/2023

Updated: 1/22/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-47927

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mediawiki-classes, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mediawiki

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/10/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/12/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-47927