# CVE-2005-4501: MediaWiki before 1.5.4 uses a hard-coded "internal placeholder string", which allows remote attackers to bypass protection against cross-sit

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-12-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3059
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18219
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23882
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0001.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16032
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18717

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