https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34541
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Bug #: 34541
Summary: File link-feature should not allow external links
Product: MediaWiki
Version: unspecified
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: critical
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: Parser
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
Classification: Unclassified
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External links inside of files ([[File:...|link=http://...]]) have a high
potenital of abuse, as the link itself is only shown in the browser's
link-preview. If a transparent picture is used and positioned absolute, every
click on the whole page would lead to the possible malicious link.
This happened in dewiki today:
http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=99889277 (Hidden by an
admin)
Additionally, in contrast to normal links, where the reader knows, that it is
an external link, most users of Wikipedia click on an image to get to the
description page and aren't expecting to end on an external page.
So in my opinion this feature should be removed. If you need an external link
on a file, it should be enough to put it in the caption.
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