Is CVE-2005-4357 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-4357 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-4357?

CVE-2005-4357 has a CVSS score of 2.6 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2005-4357?

Patch guidance is available from phpbb group security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2005-4357.

CVE-2005-4357 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpBB 2.0.18, when "Allowed HTML tags" is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary Javascript via a permitted HTML tag with " (quote) characters and active attributes such as onmouseover.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: high
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: partial
Availability: none
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PHPBB_GROUP
Published: 12/20/2005
Last Modified: 4/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2005-4357

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