CVE-2011-1578 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki versions prior to 1.16.3, specifically when accessed via Internet Explorer 6 or earlier. An attacker could inject arbitrary web script or HTML by uploading a file with a dangerous extension like .html, manipulating the URI path with a %2E sequence. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity due to its network-based attack vector and medium attack complexity, with potential for partial integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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