# CVE-2005-1945: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via double hex encoded highlight data in Invision Blog.

- **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:** 14 Jun 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ghvf-2gc8-6f3w

## What is CVE-2005-1945?

CVE-2005-1945 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jun 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

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the convert_highlite_words function in Invision Blog before 1.1.2 Final allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via double hex encoded highlight data.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1945?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Invision Power Services Invision Community Blog.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-1945?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1945 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-1945 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1945 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-6369](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6369/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-1946](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1946/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-0217](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0217/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-2251](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2251/): SQL injection in n/a (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-1945 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-1945 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jun 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-2005-1945 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-2005-1945/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1945/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1945
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1945
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-1945

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1945/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.