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
Published Dec 22, 2005
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.44%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.5.3
- 1.1.0
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.6
- 1.3
- 1.3.0
- 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
- 1.3.12
- 1.3.13
- 1.3.14
- 1.3.15
- 1.4.1
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.3
- 1.4.5
- 1.4.6
- 1.4.7
- 1.4.8
- 1.4.9
- 1.4.10
- 1.4_beta1
- 1.4_beta2
- 1.4_beta3
- 1.4_beta4
- 1.4_beta5
- 1.4_beta6
- 1.5_alpha1
- 1.5_alpha2
- 1.5_beta1
- 1.5_beta2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.44% (0.01438) | 72.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.44% (0.01438) | 69.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.57% (0.00572) | 66.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00223) | 61.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 65.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 12, 2023 | 2.38% (0.02383) | 88.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.45% (0.02449) | 88.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18219 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18717 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16032 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3059 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23882 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18219 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18717 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16032 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3059 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23882 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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