# CVE-2005-3975: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Authenticated users can inject HTML into image files, leading to script execution in Internet Explorer when viewed by victims.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **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 available:** Yes
- **Published:** 3 Dec 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-whch-jrm6-gwgp

## What is CVE-2005-3975?

CVE-2005-3975 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 3 Dec 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

Interpretation conflict in file.inc in Drupal 4.5.0 through 4.5.5 and 4.6.0 through 4.6.3 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via HTML in a file with a GIF or JPEG file extension, which causes the HTML to be executed by a victim who views the file in Internet Explorer as a result of CVE-2005-3312. NOTE: it could be argued that this vulnerability is due to a design flaw in Internet Explorer and the proper fix should be in that browser; if so, then this should not be treated as a vulnerability in Drupal.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3975?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Drupal Drupal.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-3975?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2005-3975 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3975 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-3975 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-3975 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Drupal Drupal, published on 3 Dec 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3975 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Drupal Drupal. 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-2005-3975/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3975/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3975
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3975
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-3975

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3975/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.