CVE-2005-4238

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in view_filters_page.php in Mantis 1.0.0rc3 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the target_field parameter.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.25% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory debian.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/18481	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15842	vdb entry exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2874	vdb entry
http://pridels0.blogspot.com/2005/12/mantis-bugtracking-system-xss-vuln.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-944	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18018	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4238?: CVE-2005-4238 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4238?: To fix CVE-2005-4238, 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-2005-4238 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-4238 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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