# CVE-2005-0477: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via crafted signature files or message posts, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Feb 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j3pv-p2fh-pqhr

## What is CVE-2005-0477?

CVE-2005-0477 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Feb 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SML code for Invision Power Board 1.3.1 FINAL allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script via (1) a signature file or (2) a message post containing an IMG tag within a COLOR tag whose style is set to background:url.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0477?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Invision Power Services Invision Power Board.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-0477?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0477 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-0477 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-0477 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Invision Power Board (IP.Board) 1.x/2.0.3 - SML Code Script Injection (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-7064](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-7064/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-3219](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3219/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2008-4171](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4171/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-5688](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5688/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-4913](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4913/): File upload in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-0477 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-0477 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Feb 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-0477 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0477/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0477/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0477
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0477
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-0477

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