CVE-2005-4455

cleanhtml.pl 1.129 in LiveJournal CVS before Dec 13 2005 allows remote attackers to inject scripting languages via the XSL namespace in XML, via vectors such as customview.cgi.

Published: 2005-12-21 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-4455 is rated Low Risk (38.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.34%). 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-2005-4455

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 0.38% 0.34% -0.04%
2 2025-03-29 0.32% 0.38% +0.06%
3 2025-03-17 0.32%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-4455

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-4455

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-4455

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
livejournal livejournal cpe:2.3:a:livejournal:livejournal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-4455

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