CVE-2005-4239 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 Search/DisplayResults.php in PHP JackKnife 2.21 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via URL-encoded values in the sKeywords parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.75% — more likely to be exploited than 77% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-12-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| php jackknife | php jackknife |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHP JackKnife 2.21 - Cross-Site Scripting | 2005-12-13 |
References
- http://pridels0.blogspot.com/2005/12/php-jackknife-xss-vuln.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18020
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15841
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2877
- http://pridels0.blogspot.com/2005/12/php-jackknife-xss-vuln.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18020
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15841
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2877
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