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Debian dla-3796 : mediawiki - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 194183

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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-3796 advisory.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3796-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Guilhem Moulin April 27, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : mediawiki Version : 1:1.31.16-1+deb10u8 CVE ID : CVE-2023-51704

 Security vulnerabilities were found in mediawiki, a website engine for collaborative work, that could lead to information disclosure, privilege escalation, or denial of service.

 CVE-2023-51704

 group-.*-member messages were not properly escaped on Special:log/rights.

 CVE-2024-PENDING

 It was discovered that Special:MovePage did not limit nor truncate the list of subpages, which could lead to denial of service when.
 (The CVE ID for this issue has not been assigned yet.)

 For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 1:1.31.16-1+deb10u8.

 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-2023-51704

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 194183

File Name: debian_DLA-3796.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/28/2024

Updated: 1/22/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-51704

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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: 4/27/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/22/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-51704