CVE-2005-4774
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Xerver 4.17 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML after a /%00/ sequence at the end of the URI.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is 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
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Xerver 4.17 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML after a /%00/ sequence at the end of the URI.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.79% probability · 78th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 19 October 2005
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- xerver/xerver
- 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 (1)
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.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17243Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015079Exploit, Patch
- http://www.osvdb.org/20077Exploit, Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15135Exploit, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22787
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17243Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015079Exploit, Patch
- http://www.osvdb.org/20077Exploit, Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15135Exploit, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22787
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.