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CVE-2005-3165

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MediaWiki before 1.4.9 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) <math> tags or (2) Extension or <nowiki> sections that "bypass HTML style attribute restrictions" that are intended to protect against XSS vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer clients.

Severity
Medium 4.3
Published
6 Oct 2005
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
1.3% in the next 30 daysHigher than 70% 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

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MediaWiki before 1.4.9 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) tags or (2) Extension or sections that "bypass HTML style attribute restrictions" that are intended to protect against XSS vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer clients.

From NVD.

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
MediaWikiServers and applications · cpe:a:mediawiki:mediawiki
  • Version 1.4.8
  • Version 1.4.7
  • Version 1.4.6
  • Version 1.4.5
All 13 release lines
  • Version 1.4_beta1
  • Version 1.4_beta2
  • Version 1.4_beta3
  • Version 1.4_beta4
  • Version 1.4_beta5
  • Version 1.4_beta6
  • Version 1.4.1
  • Version 1.4.2
  • Version 1.4.3
  • Version 1.4.5
  • Version 1.4.6
  • Version 1.4.7
  • Version 1.4.8

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3165
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3165