CVE-2005-2396

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.4.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a parameter to the page move template.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.61%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21491	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/17763	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/15950	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14327	vdb entry patch
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-18.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16130	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2396?: CVE-2005-2396 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2396?: To fix CVE-2005-2396, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2396 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-2396 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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