Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.56516
Category:	FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:	FreeBSD Ports: mediawiki
Summary:	FreeBSD Ports: mediawiki
Description:	The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory. 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. http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=379951 http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/99015cf5-c4dd-11da-b2fb-000e0c2e438a.html
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 16032 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-4501 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2006:003 (Google Search) http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0001.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16032 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3059 http://secunia.com/advisories/18219 http://secunia.com/advisories/18717 XForce ISS Database: mediawiki-placeholder-bypass-security(23882) http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/23882
Copyright	Copyright (c) 2006 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com

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