# CVE-2005-1436: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into osTicket via various parameters, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 3 May 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m7cr-9845-g935

## What is CVE-2005-1436?

CVE-2005-1436 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 May 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 osTicket allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the t parameter to view.php, (2) the osticket_title parameter to header.php, (3) the em parameter to admin_login.php, (4) the e parameter to user_login.php, (5) the err parameter to open_submit.php, or (6) the name and subject fields when adding a ticket.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1436?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Enhancesoft Osticket.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-1436?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1436 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-1436 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1436 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-42235](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42235/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-24881](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24881/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-31888](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31888/): Other in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-14749](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14749/): Other in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-22200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22200/): osTicket (1.18.x < 1.18.3, 1.17.x < 1.17.7) PDF Export Arbitrary File Read (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-1436 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-1436 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 May 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: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1436 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2005-1436/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1436/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1436
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1436
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-1436

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1436/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.