MediaWiki up to Stable 2003-11-17 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in MediaWiki. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2005-1888. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

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), Tenable (18430), SecurityFocus (BID 13861†), OSVDB (17107†) and Secunia (SA15590†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.4.5

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03/11/2015 +3557 days 🔍
06/06/2019 +1548 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-1888 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1888
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25434
X-Force: 20912
SecurityFocus: 13861 - MediaWiki Page Template HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 15590
OSVDB: 17107 - MediaWiki - Page Template - HTML Injection Issue
Vulnerability Center: 8313 - XSS in MediaWiki < 1.4.5 via Page Templates, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/06/2019 17:05
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (65), 06/06/2019 17:05 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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