Vulnerability in Viewcvs
CVE-2005-4831
viewcvs in ViewCVS 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to set the Content-Type header to arbitrary values via the content-type parameter, which can be leveraged for cross-site scripting (XSS) and other attacks, as demonstrated using (1) "text/html", or (2) "image/jpeg" with an image that is rendered as HTML by Internet Explorer, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-1062. NOTE: it was later reported that 0.9.4 is also affected.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (63.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Viewcvs — versions 0.9.2
References
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-January/030514.html (mailing-list)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461382/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/12112 (Exploit, vdb-entry)