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authorTim Starling <tstarling@users.mediawiki.org>2009-02-07 02:54:07 +0000
committerTim Starling <tstarling@users.mediawiki.org>2009-02-07 02:54:07 +0000
commit6a6451a5a6f45c120024fbca3456f9155ea58cea (patch)
treeaa68802b00bb3f4b612604ed6ebc3a7b3bde36dc
parent1313f20d661a9366dcc3a3e38ee5d98a9bdfd307 (diff)
Updates for release1.13.4
Notes
http://mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Code/MediaWiki/46957
-rw-r--r--RELEASE-NOTES21
-rw-r--r--includes/DefaultSettings.php2
2 files changed, 19 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index 311ed825e4a3..1071830bbfe3 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
For upgrade instructions please see the UPGRADE file in this directory.
-== MediaWiki 1.13.3 ==
+== MediaWiki 1.13.4 ==
-December 15, 2008
+February 7, 2009
-This is a security release of the Summer 2008 snapshot release of MediaWiki.
+This is a security update to the Summer 2008 snapshot release of MediaWiki.
MediaWiki is now using a "continuous integration" development model with
quarterly snapshot releases. The latest development code is always kept
@@ -19,6 +19,21 @@ will be made on the development trunk and appear in the next quarterly release.
Those wishing to use the latest code instead of a branch release can obtain
it from source control: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download_from_SVN
+== Changes since 1.13.3 ==
+
+A number of cross-site scripting (XSS) security vulnerabilities were discovered
+in the web-based installer (config/index.php). These vulnerabilities all
+require a live installer -- once the installer has been used to install a wiki,
+it is deactivated.
+
+Note that cross-site scripting vulnerabilities can be used to attack any website
+in the same cookie domain. So if you have an uninstalled copy of MediaWiki on
+the same site as an active web service, MediaWiki could be used to attack the
+active service.
+
+If you are hosting an old copy of MediaWiki that you have never installed, you
+are advised to remove it from the web.
+
== Changes since 1.13.2 ==
David Remahl of Apple's Product Security team has identified a number of
diff --git a/includes/DefaultSettings.php b/includes/DefaultSettings.php
index 2fc87e8765a5..877e4ebda704 100644
--- a/includes/DefaultSettings.php
+++ b/includes/DefaultSettings.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ require_once( "$IP/includes/SiteConfiguration.php" );
$wgConf = new SiteConfiguration;
/** MediaWiki version number */
-$wgVersion = '1.13.3';
+$wgVersion = '1.13.4';
/** Name of the site. It must be changed in LocalSettings.php */
$wgSitename = 'MediaWiki';