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CVE-2006-1498

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.5.8 and 1.4.15 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted encoded links.

Severity
Medium 4.3
Published
30 Mar 2006
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
1.8% in the next 30 daysHigher than 78% 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 1.5.7
  • Version 1.5.6
  • Version 1.5.5
  • Version 1.5.4
All 31 release lines
  • Version 1.4.1
  • Version 1.4.2
  • Version 1.4.3
  • Version 1.4.4
  • Version 1.4.5
  • Version 1.4.6
  • Version 1.4.7
  • Version 1.4.8
  • Version 1.4.9
  • Version 1.4.10
  • Version 1.4.11
  • Version 1.4.12
  • Version 1.4.13
  • Version 1.4.14
  • Version 1.5_alpha1
  • Version 1.5_alpha2
  • Version 1.5_beta1
  • Version 1.5_beta2
  • Version 1.5_beta3
  • Version 1.5_beta4
  • Version 1.5_rc2
  • Version 1.5_rc3
  • Version 1.5_rc4
  • Version 1.5.0
  • Version 1.5.1
  • Version 1.5.2
  • Version 1.5.3
  • Version 1.5.4
  • Version 1.5.5
  • Version 1.5.6
  • Version 1.5.7

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1498
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-1498