The checkCss function in includes/Sanitizer.php in the wikitext parser in MediaWiki before 1.16.3 does not properly validate Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequences, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or obtain sensitive information by using the \2f\2a and \2a\2f hex strings to surround CSS comments.
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Information
Published : 2011-04-27 00:55
Updated : 2024-02-04 17:54
NVD link : CVE-2011-1579
Mitre link : CVE-2011-1579
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-1579
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Products Affected
mediawiki
- mediawiki
CWE
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation