CVE-2005-4357 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpBB 2.0.18, when "Allowed HTML tags" is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary…
published 2005-12-20 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-4352
- cvss
- 2.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.9%
- EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpBB 2.0.18, when "Allowed HTML tags" is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary Javascript via a permitted HTML tag with " (quote) characters and active attributes such as onmouseover.
Exploit prediction
1.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- securityreason.com http://securityreason.com/securityalert/269 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
References
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securityreason.com
/securityalert/269
exploit, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/18125
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=full-disclosure&m=113484567432679&w=2
mailing-list
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2005/2991
vdb-entry
-
secunia.com
/advisories/18252
third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/420537/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
- phpbb.com /phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=352966
-
osvdb.org
/21803
vdb-entry
-
securityreason.com
/achievement_securityalert/29
third-party-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/0010
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-4357
- NVD CVE-2005-4357
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