CVE-2005-4196

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Scout Portal Toolkit (SPT) 1.3.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the ss parameter in SPT--QuickSearch.php; (2) ParentId parameter in SPT--BrowseResources.php; (3) the ResourceId parameter in SPT--FullRecord.php; (4) ResourceOffset parameter in SPT--Home.php, (5) F_SearchString parameter in SPT--QuickSearch.php; (6) F_UserName and (7) F_Password parameters in SPT--UserLogin.php; (8) F_SearchCat1, (9) F_TextField1, (10) F_SearchCat2, (11) F_TextField2, (12) F_SearchCat3, (13) F_TextField3, (14) F_SearchCat4, (15) F_TextField4, (16) ResourceType, (17) Language, (18) Audience, (19) Format parameters in SPT--AdvancedSearch.php.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.42% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/21635	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2844	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15818	vdb entry exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/21633	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/17979	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/21634	vdb entry
http://www.x-illusion.com/rs/Scout%20Portal%20Toolkit.txt	exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/21632	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/21636	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23545	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/21631	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/21630	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4196?: CVE-2005-4196 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4196?: To fix CVE-2005-4196, 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-2005-4196 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-4196 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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