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CVE-2005-1245

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.4.2, when using HTML Tidy ($wgUseTidy), allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.

Severity
Medium 4.3
Published
2 May 2005
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
1.2% in the next 30 daysHigher than 68% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Change some data
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
MediaWikiServers and applications · cpe:a:mediawiki:mediawiki
  • Version 1.4_beta5
  • Version 1.4_beta4
  • Version 1.4_beta3
  • Version 1.4_beta2
All 17 release lines
  • Version 1.3
  • Version 1.3.1
  • Version 1.3.2
  • Version 1.3.3
  • Version 1.3.4
  • Version 1.3.5
  • Version 1.3.6
  • Version 1.3.7
  • Version 1.3.8
  • Version 1.3.9
  • Version 1.3.10
  • Version 1.3.11
  • Version 1.4_beta1
  • Version 1.4_beta2
  • Version 1.4_beta3
  • Version 1.4_beta4
  • Version 1.4_beta5

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1245
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1245