CVE-2005-4501
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.44% probability · 73th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mediawiki/mediawiki
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18219Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18717
- http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/DownloadPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16032Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3059
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23882
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18219Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18717
- http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/DownloadPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16032Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3059
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23882
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.