CVE-2005-4307 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2% (pctl 80)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ScareCrow 2.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the forum parameter to (1) forum.cgi and (2) post.cgi, or (3) the user parameter to profile.cgi.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.03% — more likely to be exploited than 80% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-12-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| jonathan bravata | scarecrow |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ScareCrow 2.13 - 'forum.cgi?forum' Cross-Site Scripting | 2005-12-16 |
| exploit-db | ScareCrow 2.13 - 'profile.cgi?user' Cross-Site Scripting | 2005-12-16 |
| exploit-db | ScareCrow 2.13 - 'post.cgi?forum' Cross-Site Scripting | 2005-12-16 |
References
- http://pridels0.blogspot.com/2005/12/scarecrow-message-board-xss-vuln.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18084
- http://www.osvdb.org/21777
- http://www.osvdb.org/21778
- http://www.osvdb.org/21779
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15915
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2937
- http://pridels0.blogspot.com/2005/12/scarecrow-message-board-xss-vuln.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18084
- http://www.osvdb.org/21777
- http://www.osvdb.org/21778
- http://www.osvdb.org/21779
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15915
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2937
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