CVE-2005-4317 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.2% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Limbo CMS 1.0.4.2 and earlier, with register_globals off, does not protect the $_SERVER variable from external modification, which allows remote attackers to use the _SERVER[REMOTE_ADDR] parameter to (1) conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks in the stats module or (2) execute arbitrary code via an eval injection attack in the wrapper option in index2.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 5.25% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-12-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| limbo cms | limbo cms |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Limbo CMS 1.0.4.2 - 'index.php?_SERVER[REMOTE_ADDR]' Cross-Site Scripting | 2005-12-14 |
References
- http://rgod.altervista.org/limbo1042_xpl.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18063/
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/255
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015364
- http://www.osvdb.org/21754
- http://www.osvdb.org/21756
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419470/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15871/
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2932
- http://rgod.altervista.org/limbo1042_xpl.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18063/
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/255
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015364
- http://www.osvdb.org/21754
- http://www.osvdb.org/21756
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419470/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15871/
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2932
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