# CVE-2005-0870: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into phpSysInfo via specific parameters when register_globals is enabled.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Mar 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0870, DSA-724-1, GHSA-m488-92rv-23cc

## What is CVE-2005-0870?

CVE-2005-0870 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpSysInfo 2.3, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) sensor_program parameter to index.php, (2) text[language], (3) text[template], or (4) hide_picklist parameter to system_footer.php.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0870?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpsysinfo Phpsysinfo.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-0870?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2005-0870 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-0870 exists.

Public exploit code:

- PHPSysInfo 2.0/2.3 - 'sensor_program' Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)
- PHPSysInfo 2.0/2.3 - 'system_footer.php' Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-49006](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49006/): Phpsysinfo Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2006-3360](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3360/): phpSysInfo allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2005-0869](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0869/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2007-4048](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4048/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2005-3348](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3348/): Other in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-0870 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-0870 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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-2005-0870 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-2005-0870/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0870/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0870
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0870
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-0870

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.