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🗓️ 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2008 E-Soft Inc.Type 
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mediawiki -- hardcoded placeholder string security bypass vulnerability
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CVE-2005-4501
22 Dec 200521:03
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4 Sep 200800:00
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FreeBSD : mediawiki -- hardcoded placeholder string security bypass vulnerability (99015cf5-c4dd-11da-b2fb-000e0c2e438a)
13 May 200600:00
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CVE-2005-4501
22 Dec 200521:03
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 E-Soft Inc.
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.56516");
  script_version("2023-07-26T05:05:09+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-26 05:05:09 +0000 (Wed, 26 Jul 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-09-04 20:41:11 +0200 (Thu, 04 Sep 2008)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2005-4501");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_name("FreeBSD Ports: mediawiki");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 E-Soft Inc.");
  script_family("FreeBSD Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/freebsd", "ssh/login/freebsdrel");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"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.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update your system with the appropriate patches or
  software upgrades.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=379951");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16032");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/99015cf5-c4dd-11da-b2fb-000e0c2e438a.html");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update to the system
  as announced in the referenced advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-bsd.inc");

vuln = FALSE;
txt = "";

bver = portver(pkg:"mediawiki");
if(!isnull(bver) && revcomp(a:bver, b:"1.5.4")<0) {
  txt += 'Package mediawiki version ' + bver + ' is installed which is known to be vulnerable.\n';
  vuln = TRUE;
}

if(vuln) {
  security_message(data:txt);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
  exit(99);
}

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04 Sep 2008 00:00Current
7.1High risk
Vulners AI Score7.1
CVSS24.3
EPSS0.00572
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