MediaWiki < 1.19.9 / 1.20.8 / 1.21.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 71500

Synopsis

The remote web server contains an 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 the following vulnerabilities :

- Input validation errors exist that allow cross-site scripting attacks. (CVE-2013-4567, CVE-2013-4568)

- An error exists related to session IDs and HTTP headers that allows an information disclosure. (CVE-2013-4572)

Additionally, the following extensions contain vulnerabilities but are not enabled or installed by default (unless otherwise noted) :

- An input validation error exists related to the 'CentralAuth' extension that allows cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. (CVE-2012-5394)

- An error exists in the 'CleanChanges' extension that allows an information disclosure related to 'revision-deleted' IP addresses. (CVE-2013-4569)

- An input validation error exists in the 'ZeroRatedMobileAccess' extension that allows cross-site scripting attacks. (CVE-2013-4573)

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

Solution

Upgrade to MediaWiki version 1.19.9 / 1.20.8 / 1.21.3 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?d9d8f458

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.19#MediaWiki_1.19.9

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.20#MediaWiki_1.20.8

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.21#MediaWiki_1.21.3

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 71500

File Name: mediawiki_1_19_9.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 12/17/2013

Updated: 6/5/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

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: 11/14/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/3/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-5394, CVE-2013-4567, CVE-2013-4568, CVE-2013-4569, CVE-2013-4572, CVE-2013-4573

BID: 63755, 63756, 63757, 63759, 63760, 63761

CWE: 20, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 74, 750, 751, 79, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990