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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.56516
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: mediawiki
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following package is affected: mediawiki

CVE-2005-4501
MediaWiki before 1.5.4 uses a hard-coded 'internal placeholder
string', which allows remote attackers to bypass protection against
cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and execute Javascript using inline
style attributes, which are processed by Internet Explorer.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-4501
BugTraq ID: 16032
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16032
http://secunia.com/advisories/18219
http://secunia.com/advisories/18717
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2006:003 (Google Search)
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0001.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3059
XForce ISS Database: mediawiki-placeholder-bypass-security(23882)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23882
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