CVE-2005-2836

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Phorum 5.0.17a and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the username parameter to register.php or (2) a signature of a logged-in user in "My Control Center," which is not properly handled by control.php.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.43%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/16667	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-09/0018.html	mailing list exploit patch vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-09/0048.html	mailing list vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2836?: CVE-2005-2836 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2836?: To fix CVE-2005-2836, 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-2005-2836 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2836 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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