Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 26, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-2611
CVE-2006-2611
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in includes/Sanitizer.php in the variable handler in MediaWiki 1.6.x before r14349 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary Javascript via unspecified vectors, possibly involving the usage of the | (pipe) character.
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Affected products
3- Range: <= 1.6.x (r14349)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2006-May/035814.htmlnvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/20189nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki/trunk/phase3/includes/Sanitizer.phpnvdPatch
- svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawikinvdPatch
- bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitPatch
- mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2006-May/035812.htmlnvdExploit
- nickj.org/MediaWikinvd
- www.osvdb.org/25713nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1926nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26646nvd
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