Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ATutor 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) course parameter in login.php or (2) words parameter in search.php.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-2649 is rated High Exploit Risk (65.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.58%). Core evidence: 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.92% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26170 | exploit_db | edb | 2005-08-18 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-06-15 | 0.66% | 3.58% | +2.92% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.65% | 0.66% | +0.01% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.65% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| adaptive_technology_resource_centre | atutor | 1.5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:adaptive_technology_resource_centre:atutor:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/16496 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/408521 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14598 | Exploit |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21910 |