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CVE-2005-4831 Details

Description

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 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-January/030514.html CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461382/100/0/threaded CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12112 CVEExploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017704 CVE
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-January/030514.html [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
viewcvs viewcvs
0.9.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:viewcvs:viewcvs:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-4831
NVD Published Date:
Dec 31, 2005
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2005-4831 Details - Not Deferred