CVE-2011-1579 Details
Description
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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Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| mediawiki mediawiki | <= 1.16.2 1.1.0 1.2.0 1.2.1 1.2.2 1.2.3 1.2.4 1.2.5 1.2.6 1.3 1.3.0 1.3.1 1.3.2 1.3.3 1.3.4 1.3.5 1.3.6 1.3.7 1.3.8 1.3.9 1.3.10 1.3.11 1.3.12 1.3.13 1.3.14 1.3.15 1.4 beta1 1.4 beta2 1.4 beta3 1.4 beta4 1.4 beta5 1.4 beta6 1.4.0 1.4.1 1.4.2 1.4.3 1.4.4 1.4.5 1.4.6 1.4.7 1.4.8 1.4.9 1.4.10 1.4.11 1.4.12 1.4.13 1.4.14 1.5 alpha1 1.5 alpha2 1.5 beta1 1.5 beta2 1.5 beta3 1.5 beta4 1.5 rc2 1.5 rc3 1.5 rc4 1.5.0 1.5.1 1.5.2 1.5.3 1.5.4 1.5.5 1.5.6 1.5.7 1.5.8 1.6.0 1.6.1 1.6.2 1.6.3 1.6.4 1.6.5 1.6.6 1.6.7 1.6.8 1.6.9 1.6.10 1.6.11 1.6.12 1.7.0 1.7.1 1.7.2 1.7.3 1.8.0 1.8.1 1.8.2 1.8.3 1.8.4 1.8.5 1.9.0 1.9.0 rc2 1.9.1 1.9.2 1.9.3 1.9.4 1.9.5 1.9.6 1.10.0 1.10.0 rc1 1.10.0 rc2 1.10.1 1.10.2 1.10.3 1.10.4 1.11 1.11.0 1.11.0 rc1 1.11.1 1.11.2 1.12.0 1.12.0 rc1 1.12.1 1.12.2 1.12.3 1.12.4 1.13.0 1.13.0 rc1 1.13.0 rc2 1.13.1 1.13.2 1.13.3 1.13.4 1.14.0 1.14.0 rc1 1.14.1 1.15.0 1.15.0 rc1 1.15.1 1.15.2 1.15.3 1.15.4 1.15.5 1.16.0 1.16.0 beta1 1.16.0 beta2 1.16.1 |
CPE
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Change History
6 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2026 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Status Change | [email protected] |
| Nov 21, 2024 | CVE Modified | CVE |
| May 14, 2024 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Aug 17, 2017 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Apr 27, 2011 | Initial Analysis | [email protected] |