Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Verity Ultraseek before 5.3.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script via search parameters.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0514 is rated Moderate Risk (45.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.85%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 2.14% | 1.85% | -0.29% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 1.85% | 2.14% | +0.29% |
| 3 | 2025-03-19 | — | 1.85% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| verity | verity_ultraseek | 5.3.3 | cpe:2.3:a:verity:verity_ultraseek:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-December/030222.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/14367 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/716144 | Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
| http://www.mikx.de/index.php?p=6 | Patch Vendor Advisory |