CVE-2005-2488

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Web Content Management News System allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the strRootpath parameter to validsession.php or (2) the strTable parameter to Admin/News/List.php.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.53%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.rgod.altervista.org/webc.html	exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/16317	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14464	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21689	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014616	vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2488?: CVE-2005-2488 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2488?: To fix CVE-2005-2488, 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-2005-2488 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2488 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.