Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in submit.php in PHP-Fusion 6.0.204 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via nested tags in the news_body parameter, as demonstrated by elements such as "<me<meta>ta" and "<sc<script>ript>".
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-4655 is rated Exploit Available (52.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.41%). Core evidence: 2 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 ↗ | |
| — | 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 | 0.34% | 0.41% | +0.07% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 0.41% | 0.34% | -0.07% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 0.41% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 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] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| php_fusion | php_fusion | 6.00.204 | cpe:2.3:a:php_fusion:php_fusion:6.00.204:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |