CVE-2005-2638 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.8% (pctl 78)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PHPFreeNews 1.40 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) NewsMode parameter to NewsCategoryForm.php, or the (2) Match or (3) NewsMode parameter to SearchResults.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.78% — more likely to be exploited than 78% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-08-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpfreenews | phpfreenews |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHPFreeNews 1.40 - 'NewsCategoryForm.php?NewsMode' Cross-Site Scripting | 2005-08-17 |
| exploit-db | PHPFreeNews 1.40 - 'searchresults.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities | 2005-08-17 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112439254700016&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16490/
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014726
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14590
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112439254700016&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16490/
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014726
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14590
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