CVE-2005-4501

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.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.57%

Vendor Advisory suse.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download	patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3059	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18219	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23882	vdb entry
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0001.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16032	vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/18717	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4501?: CVE-2005-4501 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4501?: To fix CVE-2005-4501, 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-2005-4501 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-4501 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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