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CVE-2005-4501

MediaWiki before 1.5.4 uses a hard-coded "internal placeholder string", which allows remote attackers to bypass protecti

MediaWiki before 1.5.4 uses a hard-coded "internal placeholder string", which allows remote attackers to bypass protection against cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and execute Javascript using inline style attributes, which are processed by Internet Explorer.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.00572
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

2
mediawiki<= 1.5.3
mediawikiall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD22 Dec 2005 · 09:03 PM
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/18219PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18717
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/DownloadPatch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16032Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3059
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