CVE-2005-4501

N/A Unknown
Published: December 22, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/18219
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18717
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16032
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3059
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23882
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18219
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18717
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16032
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3059
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23882
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.6%
69th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

mediawiki