CVE-2006-2611

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in includes/Sanitizer.php in the variable handler in...

4.3 Medium

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.

Exploit likelihood

1.85%Down 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2006-2611
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

Record: CVE-2006-2611
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-2610 No score

Record: EUVD-2006-2610
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-97pp-8g8q-gxrv No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in includes/Sanitizer.php in the variable handler in...

Record: GHSA-97pp-8g8q-gxrv
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

mediawiki

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2006-2611 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Mediawiki, published May 26, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.85%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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