CVE-2006-2611
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Published: May 26, 2006 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:25 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMediaWiki
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 1.6.5_r143481.6.5
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6055
- http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2006-May/035814.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20189
- http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki/trunk/phase3/includes/Sanitizer.php?r1=14349&r2=14348&pathrev=14349
- http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki?view=rev&revision=14349
References (10)
x_refsource_MISCExploitPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6055Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2006-May/035812.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2006-May/035814.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/20189x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki?view=rev&revision=14349Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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