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    CVE-2006-2611

    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.

    Published:May 26, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:May 26, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.01413
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Mediawiki
    Product
    Mediawiki

    Exploits

    http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6055http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2006-May/035812.htmlhttp://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6055http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2006-May/035812.html

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2026-34095 (CVSS 0) — Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. This vulnerability is associated with program files include…
    CVE-2026-34094 (CVSS 2) — Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. This vulnerability is associated with program files include…
    CVE-2026-34093 (CVSS 1.1) — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. …
    CVE-2026-34092 (CVSS 2.1) — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. …
    CVE-2026-34091 (CVSS 5.5) — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. T…
    CVE-2026-34088 (CVSS 1.3) — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. T…
    CVE-2026-34087 (CVSS 5.1) — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation OATHAuth. Th…
    CVE-2025-67481 (CVSS 0) — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in W…
    CVE-2025-67483 (CVSS 0) — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in W…
    CVE-2025-67484 (CVSS 0) — Vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki. This vulnerability is associated with program files includes/…

    References

    http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6055
    http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2006-May/035812.html
    http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2006-May/035814.html
    http://nickj.org/MediaWiki
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20189
    http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki/trunk/phase3/includes/Sanitizer.php?r1=14349&r2=14348&pathrev=14349
    http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki?view=rev&revision=14349
    http://www.osvdb.org/25713
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1926
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26646
    http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6055
    http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2006-May/035812.html
    http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2006-May/035814.html
    http://nickj.org/MediaWiki
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20189
    http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki/trunk/phase3/includes/Sanitizer.php?r1=14349&r2=14348&pathrev=14349
    http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki?view=rev&revision=14349
    http://www.osvdb.org/25713
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1926
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26646

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High