CVE-2005-2488 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.8% (pctl 77)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Web Content Management News System allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the strRootpath parameter to validsession.php or (2) the strTable parameter to Admin/News/List.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.77% — more likely to be exploited than 77% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-08-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| web content management | web content management news system |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Web Content Management - 'validsession.php?strRootpath' Cross-Site Scripting | 2005-08-03 |
| exploit-db | Web Content Management - 'list.php?strTable' Cross-Site Scripting | 2005-08-03 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16317
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014616
- http://www.rgod.altervista.org/webc.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14464
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21689
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16317
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014616
- http://www.rgod.altervista.org/webc.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14464
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21689
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