Description
The checkCss function in includes/Sanitizer.php in the wikitext parser in MediaWiki before 1.16.3 does not properly validate Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequences, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or obtain sensitive information by using the \2f\2a and \2a\2f hex strings to surround CSS comments.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-2366-1 | mediawiki security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2011-1580 | The checkCss function in includes/Sanitizer.php in the wikitext parser in MediaWiki before 1.16.3 does not properly validate Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequences, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or obtain sensitive information by using the \2f\2a and \2a\2f hex strings to surround CSS comments. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T22:28:41.908Z
Reserved: 2011-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2011-1579
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Status : Modified
Published: 2011-04-27T00:55:04.600
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2011-1579
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD