DSA-4816-1 mediawiki -- security update

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-4816-1 mediawiki -- security update

Date Reported:

18 Dec 2020

Affected Packages:

mediawiki

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 971985, Bug 971986.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2020-35475, CVE-2020-35477, CVE-2020-35479, CVE-2020-35480.

More information:

Multiple security issues were discovered in MediaWiki, a website engine for collaborative work, which could result in cross-site scripting or the disclosure of hidden users.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 1:1.31.12-1~deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your mediawiki packages.

For the detailed security status of mediawiki please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/mediawiki