CVE-2008-5250 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2008-5250: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.6.11, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.3, when Internet Explorer is used and uploads are enabled, or an SVG scripting browser is used and SVG uploads are enabled, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web scri

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2008-5250 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

mediawiki→ fixed in1:1.13.3-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mediawiki
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

mediawiki→ fixed in1:1.13.3-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mediawiki
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

mediawiki→ fixed in1:1.13.3-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mediawiki
```

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