CVE-2005-4031 describes an eval injection vulnerability in MediaWiki versions 1.5.x prior to 1.5.3. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by manipulating the "user language option," which is unsafely processed by the eval function. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5_alpha1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.5_alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5_alpha2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.5_alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.