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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-1638

The _writeAttrs function in SafeHTML before 1.3.2 does not properly handle quotes in attribute values, which could allow remote attackers to exploit cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in applications that rely on SafeHTML for protection.

MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 1.20%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.20%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The _writeAttrs function in SafeHTML before 1.3.2 does not properly handle quotes in attribute values, which could allow remote attackers to exploit cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in applications that rely on SafeHTML for protection.

CVSS 2.0
4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
1.20% probability · 66th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
pixel-apes group/safehtml
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.