Unscored severity · published May 26, 2006
CVE-2006-2611
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in includes/Sanitizer.php in the variable handler in MediaWiki 1.6.x before r14349 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary Javascript…
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CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in includes/Sanitizer.php in the variable handler in MediaWiki 1.6.x before r14349 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary Javascript via unspecified vectors, possibly involving the usage of the | (pipe) character.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ME
Mediawiki · Mediawiki
through 1.6.5_r14348; 1.6.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2611
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2611
Exploit
http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6055
Exploit
http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2006-May/035812.html
Patch
http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2006-May/035814.html
nickj.org
http://nickj.org/MediaWiki
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/20189
Patch
http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki/trunk/phase3/includes/Sanitizer.php?r1=14349&r2=14348&pathrev=14349
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