CVE-2005-2855 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2% (pctl 80)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Unclassified NewsBoard 1.5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the description field.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.98% — more likely to be exploited than 80% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-09-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| unclassified newsboard | unclassified newsboard |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Unclassified NewsBoard 1.5.3 - 'Description' HTML Injection | 2005-09-06 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112605049014473&w=2
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0509-exploits/unb153.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16726
- http://www.osvdb.org/19239
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14748
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1665
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22172
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112605049014473&w=2
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0509-exploits/unb153.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16726
- http://www.osvdb.org/19239
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14748
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1665
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22172
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