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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | mediawiki | 1.4.13-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | mediawiki | 1.4.13-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | mediawiki | 1.4.13-1 | — |
References
- http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download
- ADV-2005-3059 vdb-entry
- 18219 third-party-advisory
- mediawiki-placeholder-bypass-security(23882) vdb-entry
- SUSE-SR:2006:003 vendor-advisory
- 16032 vdb-entry
- 18717 third-party-advisory