Is CVE-2005-4501 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-4501 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-4501?

CVE-2005-4501 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-4501?

CVE-2005-4501 has an EPSS score of 1.44% (70th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-4501?

Upgrade mediawiki on debian 11 to 1.4.13-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-4501

MEDIUM

4.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

MediaWiki before 1.5.4 uses a hard-coded "internal placeholder string", which allows remote attackers to bypass protection against cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and execute Javascript using inline style attributes, which are processed by Internet Explorer.

How to fix

Remediation Available

mediawikiDebian

Fixed in:1.4.13-1CVE-2005-4501

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days

70thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 70% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Other references4

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.