CVE-2004-2186 SQL injection in n/a

What is CVE-2004-2186?

CVE-2004-2186 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Mediawiki Mediawiki, published on 10 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SQL injection vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via SpecialMaintenance.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2186?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mediawiki Mediawiki.

How do I fix CVE-2004-2186?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.

Is CVE-2004-2186 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2186 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-2186, GHSA-547m-r64p-j2m2.