DEBIAN-CVE-2023-3550

Mediawiki v1.40.0 does not validate namespaces used in XML files. Therefore, if the instance administrator allows XML file uploads, a remote attacker with a low-privileged user account can use this exploit to become an administrator by sending a malicious link to the instance administrator.

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-3550

Affected packages

Debian:12 / mediawiki

Package

Name: mediawiki
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/mediawiki?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1:1.39.5-1~deb12u1

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.39.2-1

1:1.39.4-1~deb12u1

1:1.39.4-1

1:1.39.4-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency":  "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-3550.json"

Debian:13 / mediawiki

Package

Name: mediawiki
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/mediawiki?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1:1.39.5-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency":  "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-3550.json"

Debian:14 / mediawiki

Package

Name: mediawiki
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/mediawiki?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1:1.39.5-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency":  "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-3550.json"