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FreeBSD : mediawiki -- multiple vulnerabilities (e59fed96-60da-11ee-9102-000c29de725b)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 182415

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the e59fed96-60da-11ee-9102-000c29de725b advisory.

 - Mediawiki v1.40.0 does not validate namespaces used in XML files. Therefore, if the instance administrator allows XML file uploads, a remote attacker with a low-privileged user account can use this exploit to become an administrator by sending a malicious link to the instance administrator. (CVE-2023-3550)

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?a426cac7

http://www.nessus.org/u?7b5e3003

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 182415

File Name: freebsd_pkg_e59fed9660da11ee9102000c29de725b.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 10/2/2023

Updated: 2/14/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-3550

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 8.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mediawiki135, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mediawiki139, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mediawiki140

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/2/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/25/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-3550