TITLE:
MediaWiki "raw" Page Output Mode Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA12692

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CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Cross Site Scripting

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
MediaWiki 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/2546/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in MediaWiki, which can be
exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting
attacks.

The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error in the
"raw" page output mode. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary
HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of a
vulnerable site.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.3.5.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=34373

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by vendor.

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