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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2014-9476: MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2014-9476: MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
01/16/2015
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

MediaWiki 1.2x before 1.22.15, 1.23.x before 1.23.8, and 1.24.x before 1.24.1 allows remote attackers to bypass CORS restrictions in $wgCrossSiteAJAXdomains via a domain that has a partial match to an allowed origin, as demonstrated by "http://en.wikipedia.org.evilsite.example/."

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-apps-mediawiki

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