CVE-2005-4256 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.5% (pctl 74)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in forum.asp in ASP-DEV XM Forum RC3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the forum_title parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this issue is unknown; the details are obtained solely from the BID. In addition, its accuracy is in question because "forum_title" does not appear to be specified in the source code for XM Forum RC3. It is possible, but not certain, that this is CVE-2004-2211.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.54% — more likely to be exploited than 74% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-12-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| asp-dev | xm forum |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ASP-DEV XM Forum - 'forum.asp' Cross-Site Scripting | 2005-12-14 |
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