CVE-2005-2523 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2005-2523?

CVE-2005-2523 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 19 Aug 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 Weblog Server in Mac OS X 10.4 to 10.4.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2523?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Weblog Server.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2523?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2523 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2005-2523 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-2523 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-g5mj-gm92-qw5j.