CVE-2005-4255 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 TextSearch in WikkaWiki 1.1.6.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a hex-encoded phrase 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 | 2005-12-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| wikkawiki | wikkawiki |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WikkaWiki 1.1.6 - 'TextSearch.php' Cross-Site Scripting | 2005-12-14 |
References
- http://pridels0.blogspot.com/2005/12/wikkawiki-xss-vuln.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18015
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15860
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2887
- http://pridels0.blogspot.com/2005/12/wikkawiki-xss-vuln.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18015
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15860
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2887
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