CVE-2008-4408

Publication date 3 October 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.13.1, 1.12.0, and possibly other versions before 1.13.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the useskin parameter to an unspecified component.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
mediawiki 8.10 intrepid
Fixed 1:1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 1:1.11.2-2ubuntu0.1
7.10 gutsy
Not affected
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

Notes

jdstrand

per laney, Dapper and Gutsy have different code

Patch details

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Package Patch details
mediawiki

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