CVE-2006-2611

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in includes/Sanitizer.php in the variable handler in MediaWiki 1.6.x before r14349 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary Javascript via unspecified vectors, possibly involving the usage of the | (pipe) character.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.92% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/25713	vdb entry
http://nickj.org/MediaWiki
http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6055	patch exploit
http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2006-May/035812.html	mailing list exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26646	vdb entry
http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki?view=rev&revision=14349	patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1926	vdb entry
http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki/trunk/phase3/includes/Sanitizer.php?r1=14349&r2=14348&pathrev=14349	patch
http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2006-May/035814.html	mailing list patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/20189	third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2611?: CVE-2006-2611 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2611?: To fix CVE-2006-2611, 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-2006-2611 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2611 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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