CVE-2005-2557

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in view_all_set.php in Mantis 0.19.0a1 through 1.0.0a3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the dir parameter, as identified by bug#0005959, and a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3090.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 8.43% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-778	patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21958	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/16506	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14604	exploit vdb entry patch
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-16.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://www.mantisbt.org/changelog.php
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112786017426276&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2557?: CVE-2005-2557 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2557?: To fix CVE-2005-2557, 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-2005-2557 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2557 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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