CVE-2005-3473 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 3 Nov 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via specific parameters in Simple PHP Blog, potentially compromising user sessions.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2005-3473?

CVE-2005-3473 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Nov 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Simple PHP Blog 0.4.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) entry, (2) blog_subject, and (3) blog_text parameters (involving the temp_subject variable) in (a) preview_cgi.php and (b) preview_static_cgi.php, or (4) scheme_name parameter and (5) bg_color parameters (involving the preset_name and result variables) in (c) colors.php.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3473?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Alexander Palmo Simple Php Blog.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3473?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3473 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-2005-3473 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-3473 exists.

Public exploit code: 3 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hqj8-wx98-xwwp.