Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-5687 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls vulnerability in Mediawiki

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
mediawiki
CWE-264
nessus
NVD
Published: 2008-12-19
Updated: 2017-08-08

Summary

MediaWiki 1.11, and other versions before 1.13.3, does not properly protect against the download of backups of deleted images, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via requests for files in images/deleted/.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Mediawiki
14

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Accessing, Modifying or Executing Executable Files
    An attack of this type exploits a system's configuration that allows an attacker to either directly access an executable file, for example through shell access; or in a possible worst case allows an attacker to upload a file and then execute it. Web servers, ftp servers, and message oriented middleware systems which have many integration points are particularly vulnerable, because both the programmers and the administrators must be in synch regarding the interfaces and the correct privileges for each interface.
  • Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files
    An attack of this type exploits a system's trust in configuration and resource files, when the executable loads the resource (such as an image file or configuration file) the attacker has modified the file to either execute malicious code directly or manipulate the target process (e.g. application server) to execute based on the malicious configuration parameters. Since systems are increasingly interrelated mashing up resources from local and remote sources the possibility of this attack occurring is high. The attack can be directed at a client system, such as causing buffer overrun through loading seemingly benign image files, as in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-028 where specially crafted JPEG files could cause a buffer overrun once loaded into the browser. Another example targets clients reading pdf files. In this case the attacker simply appends javascript to the end of a legitimate url for a pdf (http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/danger-danger-danger/) http://path/to/pdf/file.pdf#whatever_name_you_want=javascript:your_code_here The client assumes that they are reading a pdf, but the attacker has modified the resource and loaded executable javascript into the client's browser process. The attack can also target server processes. The attacker edits the resource or configuration file, for example a web.xml file used to configure security permissions for a J2EE app server, adding role name "public" grants all users with the public role the ability to use the administration functionality. The server trusts its configuration file to be correct, but when they are manipulated, the attacker gains full control.
  • Blue Boxing
    This type of attack against older telephone switches and trunks has been around for decades. A tone is sent by an adversary to impersonate a supervisor signal which has the effect of rerouting or usurping command of the line. While the US infrastructure proper may not contain widespread vulnerabilities to this type of attack, many companies are connected globally through call centers and business process outsourcing. These international systems may be operated in countries which have not upgraded Telco infrastructure and so are vulnerable to Blue boxing. Blue boxing is a result of failure on the part of the system to enforce strong authorization for administrative functions. While the infrastructure is different than standard current applications like web applications, there are historical lessons to be learned to upgrade the access control for administrative functions.
  • Restful Privilege Elevation
    Rest uses standard HTTP (Get, Put, Delete) style permissions methods, but these are not necessarily correlated generally with back end programs. Strict interpretation of HTTP get methods means that these HTTP Get services should not be used to delete information on the server, but there is no access control mechanism to back up this logic. This means that unless the services are properly ACL'd and the application's service implementation are following these guidelines then an HTTP request can easily execute a delete or update on the server side. The attacker identifies a HTTP Get URL such as http://victimsite/updateOrder, which calls out to a program to update orders on a database or other resource. The URL is not idempotent so the request can be submitted multiple times by the attacker, additionally, the attacker may be able to exploit the URL published as a Get method that actually performs updates (instead of merely retrieving data). This may result in malicious or inadvertent altering of data on the server.
  • Target Programs with Elevated Privileges
    This attack targets programs running with elevated privileges. The attacker would try to leverage a bug in the running program and get arbitrary code to execute with elevated privileges. For instance an attacker would look for programs that write to the system directories or registry keys (such as HKLM, which stores a number of critical Windows environment variables). These programs are typically running with elevated privileges and have usually not been designed with security in mind. Such programs are excellent exploit targets because they yield lots of power when they break. The malicious user try to execute its code at the same level as a privileged system call.

Nessus

  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2008-11743.NASL
    descriptionThis is a security release of MediaWiki 1.13.3. Some of the security issues affect *all* versions of MediaWiki except the versions released on Dec. 15th, so all site administrators are encouraged to upgrade. CVEs assigned to the mentioned MediaWiki update: CVE-2008-5249 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.13.0 through 1.13.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors. CVE-2008-5250 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.6.11, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.3, when Internet Explorer is used and uploads are enabled, or an SVG scripting browser is used and SVG uploads are enabled, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by editing a wiki page. CVE-2008-5252 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Special:Import feature in MediaWiki 1.3.0 through 1.6.10, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.3 allows remote attackers to perform unspecified actions as authenticated users via unknown vectors. As well as other two issue mentioned in the upstream announcement, treated as security enhancement rather than vulnerability fixes by upstream: CVE-2008-5687 MediaWiki 1.11 through 1.13.3 does not properly protect against the download of backups of deleted images, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via requests for files in images/deleted/. CVE-2008-5688 MediaWiki 1.8.1 through 1.13.3, when the wgShowExceptionDetails variable is enabled, sometimes provides the full installation path in a debugging message, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified requests that trigger an uncaught exception. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id36263
    published2009-04-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/36263
    titleFedora 10 : mediawiki-1.13.3-42.fc10 (2008-11743)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2008-11743.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(36263);
  script_version ("1.13");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:27");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-5249", "CVE-2008-5250", "CVE-2008-5252", "CVE-2008-5687", "CVE-2008-5688");
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2008-11743");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 10 : mediawiki-1.13.3-42.fc10 (2008-11743)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This is a security release of MediaWiki 1.13.3. Some of the security
issues affect *all* versions of MediaWiki except the versions released
on Dec. 15th, so all site administrators are encouraged to upgrade.
CVEs assigned to the mentioned MediaWiki update: CVE-2008-5249
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.13.0 through
1.13.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML
via unspecified vectors. CVE-2008-5250 Cross-site scripting (XSS)
vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.6.11, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and
1.13.x before 1.13.3, when Internet Explorer is used and uploads are
enabled, or an SVG scripting browser is used and SVG uploads are
enabled, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web
script or HTML by editing a wiki page. CVE-2008-5252 Cross-site
request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Special:Import feature in
MediaWiki 1.3.0 through 1.6.10, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and 1.13.x
before 1.13.3 allows remote attackers to perform unspecified actions
as authenticated users via unknown vectors. As well as other two issue
mentioned in the upstream announcement, treated as security
enhancement rather than vulnerability fixes by upstream: CVE-2008-5687
MediaWiki 1.11 through 1.13.3 does not properly protect against the
download of backups of deleted images, which might allow remote
attackers to obtain sensitive information via requests for files in
images/deleted/. CVE-2008-5688 MediaWiki 1.8.1 through 1.13.3, when
the wgShowExceptionDetails variable is enabled, sometimes provides the
full installation path in a debugging message, which might allow
remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified
requests that trigger an uncaught exception.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=476621"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2008-December/018203.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?cbf1f989"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected mediawiki package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P");
  script_cwe_id(79, 200, 264, 352);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:mediawiki");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:10");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/12/24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/04/23");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^10([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 10.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC10", reference:"mediawiki-1.13.3-42.fc10")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "mediawiki");
}
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2008-11688.NASL
    descriptionThis is a security release of MediaWiki 1.13.3. Some of the security issues affect *all* versions of MediaWiki except the versions released on Dec. 15th, so all site administrators are encouraged to upgrade. CVEs assigned to the mentioned MediaWiki update: CVE-2008-5249 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.13.0 through 1.13.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors. CVE-2008-5250 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.6.11, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.3, when Internet Explorer is used and uploads are enabled, or an SVG scripting browser is used and SVG uploads are enabled, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by editing a wiki page. CVE-2008-5252 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Special:Import feature in MediaWiki 1.3.0 through 1.6.10, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.3 allows remote attackers to perform unspecified actions as authenticated users via unknown vectors. As well as other two issue mentioned in the upstream announcement, treated as security enhancement rather than vulnerability fixes by upstream: CVE-2008-5687 MediaWiki 1.11 through 1.13.3 does not properly protect against the download of backups of deleted images, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via requests for files in images/deleted/. CVE-2008-5688 MediaWiki 1.8.1 through 1.13.3, when the wgShowExceptionDetails variable is enabled, sometimes provides the full installation path in a debugging message, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified requests that trigger an uncaught exception. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id35265
    published2008-12-26
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/35265
    titleFedora 8 : mediawiki-1.13.3-41.99.fc8 (2008-11688)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2008-11688.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(35265);
  script_version ("1.17");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:27");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-5249", "CVE-2008-5250", "CVE-2008-5252", "CVE-2008-5687", "CVE-2008-5688");
  script_bugtraq_id(32844);
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2008-11688");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 8 : mediawiki-1.13.3-41.99.fc8 (2008-11688)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This is a security release of MediaWiki 1.13.3. Some of the security
issues affect *all* versions of MediaWiki except the versions released
on Dec. 15th, so all site administrators are encouraged to upgrade.
CVEs assigned to the mentioned MediaWiki update: CVE-2008-5249
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.13.0 through
1.13.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML
via unspecified vectors. CVE-2008-5250 Cross-site scripting (XSS)
vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.6.11, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and
1.13.x before 1.13.3, when Internet Explorer is used and uploads are
enabled, or an SVG scripting browser is used and SVG uploads are
enabled, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web
script or HTML by editing a wiki page. CVE-2008-5252 Cross-site
request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Special:Import feature in
MediaWiki 1.3.0 through 1.6.10, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and 1.13.x
before 1.13.3 allows remote attackers to perform unspecified actions
as authenticated users via unknown vectors. As well as other two issue
mentioned in the upstream announcement, treated as security
enhancement rather than vulnerability fixes by upstream: CVE-2008-5687
MediaWiki 1.11 through 1.13.3 does not properly protect against the
download of backups of deleted images, which might allow remote
attackers to obtain sensitive information via requests for files in
images/deleted/. CVE-2008-5688 MediaWiki 1.8.1 through 1.13.3, when
the wgShowExceptionDetails variable is enabled, sometimes provides the
full installation path in a debugging message, which might allow
remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified
requests that trigger an uncaught exception.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=476621"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2008-December/018118.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?d40e547d"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2008-December/018166.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?a8b7881e"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected mediawiki package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(79, 200, 264, 352);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:mediawiki");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:8");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/12/24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/12/26");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^8([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 8.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC8", reference:"mediawiki-1.13.3-41.99.fc8")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "mediawiki");
}
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2008-11802.NASL
    descriptionThis is a security release of MediaWiki 1.13.3. Some of the security issues affect *all* versions of MediaWiki except the versions released on Dec. 15th, so all site administrators are encouraged to upgrade. CVEs assigned to the mentioned MediaWiki update: CVE-2008-5249 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.13.0 through 1.13.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors. CVE-2008-5250 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.6.11, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.3, when Internet Explorer is used and uploads are enabled, or an SVG scripting browser is used and SVG uploads are enabled, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by editing a wiki page. CVE-2008-5252 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Special:Import feature in MediaWiki 1.3.0 through 1.6.10, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.3 allows remote attackers to perform unspecified actions as authenticated users via unknown vectors. As well as other two issue mentioned in the upstream announcement, treated as security enhancement rather than vulnerability fixes by upstream: CVE-2008-5687 MediaWiki 1.11 through 1.13.3 does not properly protect against the download of backups of deleted images, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via requests for files in images/deleted/. CVE-2008-5688 MediaWiki 1.8.1 through 1.13.3, when the wgShowExceptionDetails variable is enabled, sometimes provides the full installation path in a debugging message, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified requests that trigger an uncaught exception. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id35267
    published2008-12-26
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/35267
    titleFedora 9 : mediawiki-1.13.3-42.fc9 (2008-11802)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2008-11802.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(35267);
  script_version ("1.16");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:27");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-5249", "CVE-2008-5250", "CVE-2008-5252", "CVE-2008-5687", "CVE-2008-5688");
  script_bugtraq_id(32844);
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2008-11802");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 9 : mediawiki-1.13.3-42.fc9 (2008-11802)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This is a security release of MediaWiki 1.13.3. Some of the security
issues affect *all* versions of MediaWiki except the versions released
on Dec. 15th, so all site administrators are encouraged to upgrade.
CVEs assigned to the mentioned MediaWiki update: CVE-2008-5249
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.13.0 through
1.13.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML
via unspecified vectors. CVE-2008-5250 Cross-site scripting (XSS)
vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.6.11, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and
1.13.x before 1.13.3, when Internet Explorer is used and uploads are
enabled, or an SVG scripting browser is used and SVG uploads are
enabled, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web
script or HTML by editing a wiki page. CVE-2008-5252 Cross-site
request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Special:Import feature in
MediaWiki 1.3.0 through 1.6.10, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and 1.13.x
before 1.13.3 allows remote attackers to perform unspecified actions
as authenticated users via unknown vectors. As well as other two issue
mentioned in the upstream announcement, treated as security
enhancement rather than vulnerability fixes by upstream: CVE-2008-5687
MediaWiki 1.11 through 1.13.3 does not properly protect against the
download of backups of deleted images, which might allow remote
attackers to obtain sensitive information via requests for files in
images/deleted/. CVE-2008-5688 MediaWiki 1.8.1 through 1.13.3, when
the wgShowExceptionDetails variable is enabled, sometimes provides the
full installation path in a debugging message, which might allow
remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified
requests that trigger an uncaught exception.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=476621"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2008-December/018219.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?baf0e4c6"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected mediawiki package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(79, 200, 264, 352);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:mediawiki");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:9");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/12/24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/12/26");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^9([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 9.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC9", reference:"mediawiki-1.13.3-42.fc9")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "mediawiki");
}

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