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3.9 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in MediaWiki up to 1.6.6 (Content Management System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was shared 06/07/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared at svn.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-2895 since 06/07/2006. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.
It is declared as proof-of-concept.
Upgrading to version 1.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (27029).
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.6.0
Timeline
06/06/2006 🔍06/07/2006 🔍
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03/12/2015 🔍
07/28/2018 🔍
Sources
Product: mediawiki.orgAdvisory: svn.wikimedia.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-2895 (🔍)
X-Force: 27029 - MediaWiki edit form cross-site scripting
Secunia: 20458 - MediaWiki Edit Form Script Insertion Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-2159
Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 14:25Updated: 07/28/2018 08:41
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (49), 07/28/2018 08:41 (7)
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