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CVE-2006-2611

Status: ModifiedMedium (4.3)—

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.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Mediawiki — Mediawiki

CWEs

References

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