[MediaWiki-announce] MediaWiki 1.5beta3 released [SECURITY]
Brion Vibber
brion at pobox.com
Thu Jul 7 07:34:53 UTC 2005
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MediaWiki 1.5 beta 3 is a preview release of the new 1.5 release
series, with a security update over beta 2.
Incorrect escaping of a parameter in the page move template could
be used to inject JavaScript code by getting a victim to visit a
maliciously constructed URL. Users of vulnerable releases are
recommended to upgrade to this release.
Vulnerable versions:
* 1.5 preview series: n <= 1.5beta2 vulnerable, fixed in 1.5beta3
* 1.4 stable series: 1.4beta6 <= n <= 1.4.5 vulnerable, fixed in 1.4.6
* 1.3 legacy series: not vulnerable
This release also includes several bug fixes and localization updates.
See the changelog in the release notes for a detailed list.
Release notes:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=340291
Download:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/wikipedia/mediawiki-1.5beta3.tar.gz?download
MD5 checksum: ee2abd543d1f23bdb67da87d902cbb09
Before asking for help, try the FAQ:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_FAQ
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http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
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Bug report system:
http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/
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- -- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)
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