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FreeBSD: VID-298829E2-CCCE-11E7-92E4-000C29649F92 (CVE-2017-8812): mediawiki -- multiple vulnerabilities

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FreeBSD: VID-298829E2-CCCE-11E7-92E4-000C29649F92 (CVE-2017-8812): mediawiki -- multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
11/14/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/19/2017
Modified
05/07/2019

Description

MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2 allows remote attackers to inject > (greater than) characters via the id attribute of a headline.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-mediawiki127
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-mediawiki128
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-mediawiki129

References

  • DSA-4036
  • CVE-2017-8812

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