MediaWiki < 1.19.18 / 1.22.9 / 1.23.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 77183

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 :

- A flaw exists due to comments not being prepended to the JSONP callbacks. This allows a remote attacker, using a specially crafted SWF file, to perform a cross-site request forgery attack. (CVE-2014-5241)

- A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists within the 'mediawiki.page.image.pagination.js' script due to a failure to validate user-supplied input when the function 'ajaxifyPageNavigation' calls 'loadPage'. This allows a remote attacker, using a specially crafted request, to execute arbitrary script code within the trust relationship between the browser and server.
(CVE-2014-5242)

- A flaw exists with the iFrame protection mechanism, related to 'OutputPage' and 'ParserOutput', which allows a remote attacker to conduct a clickjacking attack.
(CVE-2014-5243)

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 1.19.18 / 1.22.9 / 1.23.2 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?1ee4304d

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.19#MediaWiki_1.19.18

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.22#MediaWiki_1.22.9

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.23#MediaWiki_1.23.2

https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T70187

https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T68608

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 77183

File Name: mediawiki_1_23_2.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 8/13/2014

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: 6.7

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: 7/30/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/14/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-5241, CVE-2014-5242, CVE-2014-5243

BID: 69135, 69136, 69137

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