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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MediaWiki (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.4.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script via HTML attributes in page templates.
The bug was discovered 06/06/2005. The weakness was shared 06/06/2005 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1888 since 06/08/2005. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18430 (MediaWiki < 1.3.13 / 1.4.5 / 1.5.0 alpha2 Page Template Inclusions HTML Attributes XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r.
Upgrading to version 1.4.5 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20912) and Tenable (18430).
Product
Type
Name
Version
- 1.3
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.4
- 1.3.5
- 1.3.6
- 1.3.7
- 1.3.8
- 1.3.9
- 1.3.10
- 1.3.11
- 1.4 Beta1
- 1.4 Beta2
- 1.4 Beta3
- 1.4 Beta4
- 1.4 Beta5
- Stable 2003-08-29
- Stable 2003-11-07
- Stable 2003-11-17
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 18430
Nessus Name: MediaWiki < 1.3.13 / 1.4.5 / 1.5.0 alpha2 Page Template Inclusions HTML Attributes XSS
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.4.5
Timeline
06/06/2005 🔍06/06/2005 🔍
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Sources
Product: mediawiki.orgAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-1888 (🔍)
X-Force: 20912
Vulnerability Center: 8313 - XSS in MediaWiki < 1.4.5 via Page Templates, Medium
SecurityFocus: 13861 - MediaWiki Page Template HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 15590
OSVDB: 17107 - MediaWiki - Page Template - HTML Injection Issue
Entry
Created: 03/11/2015 11:41Updated: 06/06/2019 17:05
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (65), 06/06/2019 17:05 (5)
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