CVE-2005-2638

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PHPFreeNews 1.40 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) NewsMode parameter to NewsCategoryForm.php, or the (2) Match or (3) NewsMode parameter to SearchResults.php.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.41%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/16490/	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014726	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112439254700016&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14590	vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2638?: CVE-2005-2638 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2638?: To fix CVE-2005-2638, 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-2005-2638 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2638 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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