Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.16.4, when Internet Explorer 6 or earlier is used, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an uploaded file accessed with a dangerous extension such as .html located before a ? (question mark) in a query string, in conjunction with a modified URI path that has a %2E sequence in place of the . (dot) character. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-1578.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-2366-1 | mediawiki security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2011-1587 | Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.16.4, when Internet Explorer 6 or earlier is used, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an uploaded file accessed with a dangerous extension such as .html located before a ? (question mark) in a query string, in conjunction with a modified URI path that has a %2E sequence in place of the . (dot) character. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-1578. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T22:28:41.933Z
Reserved: 2011-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2011-1587
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Status : Modified
Published: 2011-04-27T00:55:04.773
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2011-1587
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD