MGASA-2018-0433 - Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 03 Nov 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0433.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 6
CVE: CVE-2018-0503,
     CVE-2018-0504,
     CVE-2018-0505

Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerabilities:

'$wgRateLimits' entry for 'user' overrides 'newbie' (CVE-2018-0503).

When a log event is (partially) hidden Special:Redirect/logid can link
to the incorrect log and reveal hidden information (CVE-2018-0504).

BotPasswords can bypass CentralAuth's account lock (CVE-2018-0505).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23662
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/message/LEXZ2QALRATNRZBLFXYWCIJH4G5S2L3T/
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0503
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0504
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0505

SRPMS:
- 6/core/mediawiki-1.27.5-1.mga6

Mageia 2018-0433: mediawiki security update

Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerabilities: '$wgRateLimits' entry for 'user' overrides 'newbie' (CVE-2018-0503)

Summary

Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerabilities:
'$wgRateLimits' entry for 'user' overrides 'newbie' (CVE-2018-0503).
When a log event is (partially) hidden Special:Redirect/logid can link to the incorrect log and reveal hidden information (CVE-2018-0504).
BotPasswords can bypass CentralAuth's account lock (CVE-2018-0505).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23662

- https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/message/LEXZ2QALRATNRZBLFXYWCIJH4G5S2L3T/

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0503

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0504

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0505

Resolution

MGASA-2018-0433 - Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerabilities

SRPMS

- 6/core/mediawiki-1.27.5-1.mga6

Severity
Publication date: 03 Nov 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0433.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2018-0503, CVE-2018-0504, CVE-2018-0505

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