CVE-2005-0649

Pixel-Apes SafeHTML before 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to bypass cross-site scripting (XSS) protection via "hexadecimal HTML entities."

Published: 2005-05-02 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0649 is rated Low Risk (37.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.44%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0649

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 2025-03-23 0.48% 0.44% -0.05%
2 2025-03-17 0.17% 0.48% +0.32%
3 2023-03-07 0.17%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0649

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0649

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0649

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
pixel-apes_group safehtml <= 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:pixel-apes_group:safehtml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0649

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