CVE-2006-2895

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.6.0 up to versions before 1.6.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script via the edit form.

2.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.47%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2159	vdb entry
http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki/tags/REL1_6_7/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES	patch
http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2006-June/000048.html	patch mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/20458	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27029	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2895?: CVE-2006-2895 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2895?: To fix CVE-2006-2895, 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-2006-2895 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-2895 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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