Description

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.

Remediation

References

CVE-2005-4501

Related Vulnerabilities

WordPress Other Vulnerability (CVE-2006-1263)

Joomla Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Vulnerability (CVE-2021-26032)

WordPress 4.7.x Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability (4.7 - 4.7.10)

Jenkins Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability (CVE-2022-34175)

MediaWiki CVE-2019-12467 Vulnerability (CVE-2019-12467)

Severity

Medium

Classification

CVE-2005-4501

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities