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FreeBSD : mediawiki -- multiple vulnerabilities (61b07d71-ce0e-11dd-a721-0030843d3802)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 35243
Synopsis
The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.Description
The MediaWiki development team reports :Certain unspecified input is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site.
Certain unspecified input related to uploads is not properly sanitised before being used. This can be exploited to inject arbitrary HTML and script code, which will be executed in a user's browser session in context of an affected site when a malicious data is opened.
Successful exploitation may require that uploads are enabled and the victim uses an Internet Explorer based browser.
Certain SVG scripts are not properly sanitised before being used. This can be exploited to inject arbitrary HTML and script code, which will be executed in a user's browser session in context of an affected site when a malicious data is opened. Successful exploitation may require that SVG uploads are enabled and the victim uses a browser supporting SVG scripting.
The application allows users to perform certain actions via HTTP requests without performing any validity checks to verify the requests. This can be exploited to perform certain operations when a logged in user visits a malicious site.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 35243
File Name: freebsd_pkg_61b07d71ce0e11dda7210030843d3802.nasl
Version: 1.17
Type: local
Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Published: 12/21/2008
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mediawiki, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info
Patch Publication Date: 12/19/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/15/2008