CVE-2005-1492 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.4% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in user.cgi in Gossamer Threads Links SQL 2.x and 3.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the url parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 4.35% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-05-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| gossamer threads | gossamer threads links |
| gossamer threads | gossamer threads links-sql |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Gossamer Threads Links 2.x - 'User.cgi' Cross-Site Scripting | 2005-05-04 |
References
- http://gossamer-threads.com/perl/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=281029%3B
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111531023916998&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15253
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013891
- http://www.gossamer-threads.com/forum/Gossamer_Links_3.0.1_Released_P280986/
- http://www.osvdb.org/16189
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13484
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20415
- http://gossamer-threads.com/perl/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=281029%3B
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111531023916998&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15253
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013891
- http://www.gossamer-threads.com/forum/Gossamer_Links_3.0.1_Released_P280986/
- http://www.osvdb.org/16189
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13484
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20415
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