CVE-2005-1245

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.4.2, when using HTML Tidy (...

4.3 MediumFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.4.2, when using HTML Tidy ($wgUseTidy), allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.

Exploit likelihood

1.21%Unchanged since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.4.2, when using HTML Tidy ($wgUseTidy), allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.

Record: CVE-2005-1245
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.4.2, when using HTML Tidy ($wgUseTidy), allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.

Record: CVE-2005-1245
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-1248 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.4.2, when using HTML Tidy ($wgUseTidy), allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.

Record: EUVD-2005-1248
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5ggr-8c87-9724 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.4.2, when using HTML Tidy (...

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.4.2, when using HTML Tidy ($wgUseTidy), allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.

Record: GHSA-5ggr-8c87-9724
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.4.2, when using HTML Tidy ($wgUseTidy), allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.

Record: CVE-2005-1245
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-1245 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.4.2, when using HTML Tidy ($wgUseTidy), allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1245
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

mediawiki

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mediawiki` Debian:12	before 1.4.9	1.4.9
`mediawiki` Debian:13	before 1.4.9	1.4.9
`mediawiki` Debian:14	before 1.4.9	1.4.9

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-1245 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Mediawiki, published April 24, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.21%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in mediawiki 1.4.9.

Exploit likelihood

What each source reports

Affected products

Affected packages

History

In short

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