Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-4454 - HTML Injection vulnerability in LiveJournal Cleanhtml.PL
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
MEDIUM Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
PARTIAL Availability impact
NONE Summary
Validate-before-filter vulnerability in cleanhtml.pl 1.129 in LiveJournal CVS before Dec 7 2005, when the cleancss option is enabled, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a "\" (backslash) within a "javascript" scheme in a style property (such as "javas\cript"), which bypasses the "javascript" check before the "\" is stripped and then rendered in web browsers that allow scripting in style sheets.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Exploit-Db
| description | LiveJournal Cleanhtml.PL HTML Injection Vulnerability. CVE-2005-4454 . Webapps exploit for cgi platform |
| id | EDB-ID:26917 |
| last seen | 2016-02-03 |
| modified | 2005-12-20 |
| published | 2005-12-20 |
| reporter | Andrew Farmer |
| source | https://www.exploit-db.com/download/26917/ |
| title | LiveJournal Cleanhtml.PL HTML Injection Vulnerability |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-12/1000.html
- http://cvs.livejournal.org/browse.cgi/livejournal/cgi-bin/cleanhtml.pl
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=113504421421972&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18157
- http://www.osvdb.org/21896
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15990
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23839