MediaWiki < 1.19.17 / 1.21.11 / 1.22.8 / 1.23.1 External SVG Resource

medium Nessus Plugin ID 76405

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains an application that is affected by an input validation vulnerability.

Description

According to its version number, the instance of MediaWiki running on the remote host is affected by an error related to SVG file handling that allows unintended usage of external resources.

Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to MediaWiki version 1.19.17 / 1.22.8 / 1.23.1 or later.

Note that, while 1.21.11 addresses this vulnerability, the 1.21 branch reached end-of-life in June 2014.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 76405

File Name: mediawiki_1_22_8.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 7/8/2014

Updated: 6/5/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki

Required KB Items: www/PHP, Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/MediaWiki

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Patch Publication Date: 6/25/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/25/2014

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