CVE-2005-2453

Exp

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in NetworkActiv Web Server 1.0, 2.0.0.6, 3.0.1.1, and 3.5.13, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string.

Published: 2005-08-04 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-2453 is rated Exploit Available (59.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.05%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-2453

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
26071 exploit_db edb 2005-08-04 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2453

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 2026-03-09 1.06% 1.05% -0.01%
2 2025-06-27 0.92% 1.06% +0.14%
3 2025-03-30 0.92%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2453

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-2005-2453

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2453

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
networkactiv networkactiv_web_server 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:networkactiv:networkactiv_web_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
networkactiv networkactiv_web_server 2.0.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:networkactiv:networkactiv_web_server:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
networkactiv networkactiv_web_server 3.0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:networkactiv:networkactiv_web_server:3.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
networkactiv networkactiv_web_server 3.5.13 cpe:2.3:a:networkactiv:networkactiv_web_server:3.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2453

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