SB2019122806 - Debian update for mediawiki
Published: December 28, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019122806
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19709)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability allows attackers to bypass the Title_blacklist protection mechanism by starting with an arbitrary title, establishing a non-resolvable redirect for the associated page, and using redirect=1 in the action API when editing that page.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.