CVE-2005-4494 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2005-4494?

CVE-2005-4494 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Spip Spip, published on 22 Dec 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 SPIP 1.8.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified parameters to (1) spip_login.php3 and (2) spip_pass.php3.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4494?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Spip Spip.

How do I fix CVE-2005-4494?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2005-4494 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4494 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-4494, GHSA-p99g-ppg4-hchg.