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TITLE:
MediaWiki Security Bypass Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA51424

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RELEASE DATE:
2012-11-28

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DESCRIPTION:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in MediaWiki, which can
be exploited by malicious users and malicious people to bypass
certain security restrictions.

1) Some unspecified errors can be exploited to gain access to another
user's account.

2) An unspecified error can be exploited to prevent access to e.g.
the "Special:RecentChanges" page.

The vulnerabilities are reported in versions prior to 1.18.6, 1.19.3,
and 1.20.1.

SOLUTION:
Versions 1.18.6, 1.19.3, and 1.20.1 are scheduled to be release on
November 29th, 2012 between 21:00-22:00 UTC.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-November/000121.html

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