CWE-85 (Doubled Character XSS Manipulations) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.
The web application does not filter user-controlled input for executable script disguised using doubling of the involved characters.
| Kind | Name | Class | Prevalence | OS / CPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language | — | Not Language-Specific | Undetermined | — |
| technology | — | Web Based | Undetermined | — |
| technology | Web Server | — | Undetermined | — |
These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.
| CVE | Published | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-13721 | 2025-01-25 | The Plethora Plugins Tabs + Accordions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the anchor parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.8 due to insufficient input … |
| CVE-2022-41676 | 2022-11-29 | Raiden MAILD Mail Server website mail field has insufficient filtering for user input. A remote attacker with general user privilege can send email using the website with malicious JavaScript in the i… |
| Date | Name | Version | Importance | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-01 | Eric Dalci | 1.0 | — | updated Time_of_Introduction |
| 2008-09-08 | CWE Content Team | 1.0 | — | updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings, Weakness_Ordinalities |
| 2010-04-05 | CWE Content Team | 1.8.1 | — | updated Related_Attack_Patterns |
| 2010-06-21 | CWE Content Team | 1.9 | — | updated Potential_Mitigations |
| 2010-12-13 | CWE Content Team | 1.11 | — | updated Description |
| 2011-03-29 | CWE Content Team | 1.12 | — | updated Potential_Mitigations |
| 2011-06-01 | CWE Content Team | 1.13 | — | updated Common_Consequences |
| 2012-05-11 | CWE Content Team | 2.2 | — | updated Related_Attack_Patterns, Relationships |
| 2012-10-30 | CWE Content Team | 2.3 | — | updated Potential_Mitigations |
| 2014-07-30 | CWE Content Team | 2.8 | — | updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2017-05-03 | CWE Content Team | 2.11 | — | updated Potential_Mitigations, Related_Attack_Patterns |
| 2017-11-08 | CWE Content Team | 3.0 | — | updated Applicable_Platforms, Causal_Nature |
| 2020-02-24 | CWE Content Team | 4.0 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2020-06-25 | CWE Content Team | 4.1 | — | updated Potential_Mitigations |
| 2023-04-27 | CWE Content Team | 4.11 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2023-06-29 | CWE Content Team | 4.12 | — | updated Mapping_Notes |
| 2025-12-11 | CWE Content Team | 4.19 | — | updated Applicable_Platforms |