CVE-2011-0047

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.16.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) comments, aka "CSS injection vulnerability."

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.97% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory wikimedia.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0273 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65126 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059235.html vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/70770 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058910.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27093
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46108 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/43142 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-February/000095.html mailing list patch vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059232.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0047?
CVE-2011-0047 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0047?
To fix CVE-2011-0047, 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-2011-0047 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-0047 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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