# CVE-2007-1054: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the AJAX features in index.php in MediaWiki 1.6.x through 1.9.2, when $wgUseAjax is enabled, all

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-02-21 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the AJAX features in index.php in MediaWiki 1.6.x through 1.9.2, when $wgUseAjax is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a UTF-7 encoded value of the rs parameter, which is processed by Internet Explorer.

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## References

- http://www.bugsec.com/articles.php?Security=24
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460596/100/0/threaded
- http://osvdb.org/32078
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0678
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2274
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32586
- http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_9_3/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES
- http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-February/001367.html
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=487921&group_id=34373
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24211

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