CVE-2005-4357

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpBB 2.0.18, when "Allowed HTML tags" is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary Javascript via a permitted HTML tag with " (quote) characters and active attributes such as onmouseover.

2.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.42% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securityreason.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=113484567432679&w=2	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2991	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18252	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420537/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/18125	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=352966
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/269	vendor advisory exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/21803	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/29	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0010	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4357?: CVE-2005-4357 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4357?: To fix CVE-2005-4357, 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-2005-4357 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-4357 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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