CVE-2005-3165

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MediaWiki before 1.4.9 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) <math> tags or (2) Extension or <nowiki> sections that "bypass HTML style attribute restrictions" that are intended to protect against XSS vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer clients.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.27%

Vendor Advisory lwn.net Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=352777	patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/16932	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://lwn.net/Articles/153906/	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3165?: CVE-2005-3165 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3165?: To fix CVE-2005-3165, 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-2005-3165 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-3165 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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