Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ar-blog 5.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a blog comment.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-3494 is rated Exploit Available (53.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.44%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 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 | 2025-03-30 | 0.50% | 0.44% | -0.05% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 0.37% | 0.50% | +0.13% |
| 3 | 2023-03-29 | — | 0.37% | — |
Full EPSS history (5 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-October/038133.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17307 | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015100 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15201 |