Vulnerability Details : CVE-2011-1765

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.16.5, when Internet Explorer 6 or earlier is used, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an uploaded file accessed with a dangerous extension such as .shtml at the end of the query string, in conjunction with a modified URI path that has a %2E sequence in place of the . (dot) character. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-1578 and CVE-2011-1587.
Published 2011-05-23 22:55:01
Updated 2023-02-13 00:17:12
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Products affected by CVE-2011-1765

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-1765

EPSS FAQ
0.33%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 67 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2011-1765

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.3
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
8.6
2.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2011-1765

References for CVE-2011-1765

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