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MediaWiki 1.19.x < 1.19.4 / 1.20.x < 1.20.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 65899
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
According to its version number, the instance of MediaWiki running on the remote host is affected by multiple security vulnerabilities :- A flaw exists related to certificate validation due to the server hostname not being verified to match a domain name in the Common Name (CN) or SubjectAltName of the X.509 certificate. This allows a man-in-the-middle attacker to spoof SSL services through the use of an arbitrary certificate. (CVE-2013-1816)
- A flaw exists when unblocking a user via the API that leads to the disclosure of sensitive information.
(CVE-2013-1817)
- A flaw exists in version 1.20 in the 'maintenance/mwdoc-filter.php' script that is triggered under certain server conditions. A remote attacker can exploit this to gain access to arbitrary files.
(CVE-2013-1818)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to MediaWiki version 1.19.4 / 1.20.3 or later.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?797783b7
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.19#MediaWiki_1.19.4
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.20#MediaWiki_1.20.3
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 65899
File Name: mediawiki_1_19_4.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 4/10/2013
Updated: 6/5/2024
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Enable CGI Scanning: true
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-1818
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki
Required KB Items: www/PHP, Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/MediaWiki
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/4/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/30/2012