CVE-2005-3505 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via chat messages in cPanel's Entropy Chat, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover.

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-2005-3505?

CVE-2005-3505 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cpanel Cpanel, published on 5 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

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Entropy Chat script in cPanel 10.2.0-R82 and 10.6.0-R137 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a chat message containing Javascript in style attributes in tags such as <b>, which are processed by Internet Explorer.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3505?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cpanel Cpanel.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3505?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3505 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-2005-3505 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3505 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-99q2-hw6h-hxgm.

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