CVE-2005-4490
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SCOOP!
Does this matter?
7 public exploits are published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 1.8%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SCOOP! 2.3 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) keyword and (2) invalid parameter to articleSearch.asp; (3) username and (4) invalid parameter to lostPassword.asp; (5) Username, (6) Password, and (7) invalid parameter to account_login.asp; (8) area, (9) articleZoneID, (10) r, and (11) invalid parameters to category.asp; and invalid parameters to (12) articleZone.asp, (13) prePurchaserRegistration.asp, and (14) requestDemo.asp.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.76% probability · 78th percentile
- Public exploits
- 7 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 21 December 2005
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- commercial interactive media/scoop
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (7)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
| EDB-ID | Title | Type | Published | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDB-26946source ↗ | Commercial Interactive Media SCOOP! 2.3 - 'requestDemo.asp?Invalid' Cross-Site Scriptingasp · r0t3d3Vil | webapps | 21 December 2005 | yes |
| EDB-26945source ↗ | Commercial Interactive Media SCOOP! 2.3 - 'prePurchaserRegistration.asp?Invalid' Cross-Site Scriptingasp · r0t3d3Vil | webapps | 21 December 2005 | yes |
| EDB-26944source ↗ | Commercial Interactive Media SCOOP! 2.3 - 'articleZone.asp?Invalid' Cross-Site Scriptingasp · r0t3d3Vil | webapps | 21 December 2005 | yes |
| EDB-26943source ↗ | Commercial Interactive Media SCOOP! 2.3 - 'category.asp' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilitiesasp · r0t3d3Vil | webapps | 21 December 2005 | yes |
| EDB-26942source ↗ | Commercial Interactive Media SCOOP! 2.3 - 'account_login.asp' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilitiesasp · r0t3d3Vil | webapps | 21 December 2005 | yes |
| EDB-26941source ↗ | Commercial Interactive Media SCOOP! 2.3 - 'lostPassword.asp' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilitiesasp · r0t3d3Vil | webapps | 21 December 2005 | yes |
| EDB-26940source ↗ | Commercial Interactive Media SCOOP! 2.3 - 'articleSearch.asp' Cross-Site Scriptingasp · r0t3d3Vil | webapps | 21 December 2005 | yes |
References
- http://pridels0.blogspot.com/2005/12/scoop-multiple-xss-vuln.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16015Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3049
- http://pridels0.blogspot.com/2005/12/scoop-multiple-xss-vuln.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16015Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3049
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.