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MediaWiki Language Option PHP Code Execution Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA17866
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Release Date:
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2005-12-05
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Last Update:
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2005-12-08
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Popularity:
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10,791 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | MediaWiki 1.x
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in MediaWiki, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
Input passed to the user language option isn't properly verified, before it is used in an "eval()" call. This can be exploited to inject and execute arbitrary PHP code.
The vulnerability has been reported in versions prior to 1.5.3 for the 1.5.x releases.
Solution:
Update to version 1.5.3.
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor.
Changelog:
2005-12-08: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note.
Other References:
VU#392156:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/392156
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