CVE-2005-3849

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Search module in PmWiki up to 2.0.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the q parameter.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.95% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory moritz-naumann.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/201	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2532	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/17707	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15539	exploit vdb entry patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417432/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/21056	vdb entry
http://moritz-naumann.com/adv/0005/pmwiki/0005.txt	exploit patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3849?: CVE-2005-3849 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3849?: To fix CVE-2005-3849, 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-2005-3849 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-3849 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.

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