Detections
Analytics
MediaWiki 1.19.x < 1.19.5 / 1.20.x < 1.20.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 66201
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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 because the application fails to validate input passed via Lua function names before returning it to the user. This allows a remote attacker to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
- Multiple XML external entity (XXE) flaws exist in 'Special:Import', 'SVG' parsing, and 'Extension:RSS' from untrusted sources. This allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands and gain access to arbitrary files.
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 1.19.5 / 1.20.4 or later.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?4f84eeb1
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.19#MediaWiki_1.19.5
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.20#MediaWiki_1.20.4
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 66201
File Name: mediawiki_1_19_5.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 4/24/2013
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: 3.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-1951
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.1
Temporal Score: 5.3
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:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki
Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/MediaWiki, www/PHP
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/15/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/15/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-1951
BID: 59077