# CVE-2010-2788: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in profileinfo.php in MediaWiki before 1.15.5, when wgEnableProfileInfo is enabled, allows remote a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-04-27 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in profileinfo.php in MediaWiki before 1.15.5, when wgEnableProfileInfo is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the filter parameter.

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620225
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058588.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620226
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059235.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/29/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42024
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058910.html
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2010-July/000092.html
- http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki?view=revision&revision=69952
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059232.html
- http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki?view=revision&revision=69984

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