CVE-2006-1498 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.5.8 and 1.4.15 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTM…
published 2006-03-30 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-1502
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.8%
- EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.5.8 and 1.4.15 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted encoded links.
Patch / fix
- mediawiki Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.4.15-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2006-1498
Exploit prediction
1.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
References
-
mail.wikipedia.org
/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2006-March/000040.html
mailing-list, patch
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/17269
vdb-entry, patch
-
gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-01.xml
vendor-advisory
-
novell.com
/linux/security/advisories/2006_07_sr.html
vendor-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/1194
vdb-entry
- mediawiki.org /wiki/MediaWiki
-
secunia.com
/advisories/19517
third-party-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/25588
vdb-entry
-
secunia.com
/advisories/19508
third-party-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/19504
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-1498
- NVD CVE-2006-1498
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