CVE-2005-4031

Publication date 6 December 2005

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Description

Eval injection vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.5.x before 1.5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the "user language option," which is used as part of a dynamic class name that is processed using the eval function.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
mediawiki	7.10 gutsy	Not affected
	7.04 feisty	Not affected
	6.10 edgy	Not affected
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not affected

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Notes

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Only affects 1.5.x, x<3.

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-4031