# CVE-2005-1782: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts into multiple pages of the BookReview application via various parameters.

- **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:** No
- **Published:** 31 May 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2wgw-c7wq-3729

## What is CVE-2005-1782?

CVE-2005-1782 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 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 BookReview beta 1.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the node parameter to (1) add_review.htm, (2) suggest_review.htm, (3) suggest_category.htm, (4) add_booklist.htm, or (5) add_url.htm, the isbn parameter to (6) add_review.htm, (7) add_contents.htm, (8) add_classification.htm, the (9) chapters parameter to the add_contents page in index.php (aka add_contents.htm), (10) the user parameter to contact.htm, or (11) the submit[string] parameter to search.htm. NOTE: it is not clear whether BookReview is available to the public. If not, then it should not be included in CVE.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1782?

It affects 1 product.


Products: W.m.r. Simpson Bookreview.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-1782?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1782 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-1782 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1782 exists.

Public exploit code:

- BookReview 1.0 - 'add_review.htm' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)
- BookReview 1.0 - 'add_contents.htm' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)
- BookReview 1.0 - 'suggest_category.htm?node' Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)
- BookReview 1.0 - 'contact.htm?user' Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)
- BookReview 1.0 - 'add_booklist.htm?node' Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)
- BookReview 1.0 - 'add_url.htm?node' Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2005-1783](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1783/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-1782 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-1782 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 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: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1782 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-2005-1782/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1782/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1782
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1782
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-1782

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1782/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.