CVE-2005-2042

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ajax-spell before 1.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via onmouseover or other events in HTML tags.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.38%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory broken-notebook.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.broken-notebook.com/spell_checker/index.php	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/15737	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13986	vdb entry patch
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=335556	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2042?: CVE-2005-2042 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2042?: To fix CVE-2005-2042, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2042 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-2042 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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