# CVE-2005-3167: Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.4.11 does not properly remove certain CSS inputs (HTML inline style attributes) tha

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-10-06 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.4.11 does not properly remove certain CSS inputs (HTML inline style attributes) that are processed as active content by Internet Explorer, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15024
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=361505
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17074
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_27_sr.html

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