CVE-2005-4080

Public Exploit

Description

Horde IMP 4.0.4 and earlier does not sanitize strings containing UTF16 null characters, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via UTF16 encoded attachments and strings that will be executed when viewed using Internet Explorer, which ignores the characters.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.05% Top 25%

Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com Third-Party Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/232	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23465	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15730/	vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/17910	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418734/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2773	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015315	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4080?: CVE-2005-4080 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4080?: To fix CVE-2005-4080, 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-2005-4080 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-4080 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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