Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in MediaWiki Versions Prior to 1.16.5
MediaWiki® is an open source, open-content wiki software for websites.
Affected Application: MediaWiki versions prior to 1.16.5.
Issue: On 05/23/2011, a cross-site scripting vulnerability was reported for MediaWiki in versions prior to 1.16.5. This vulnerability lets attackers execute code to steal authentication credentials, gain unauthorized access, or perform other malicious actions.
Resolution: There is no reported solution for this vulnerability.
This information was compiled using information in the National Vulnerability Database. For more information about this issue, see the summary for CVE-2011-1765. To learn more about cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, see Cross-Site Scripting.
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