MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2005-1492

Gossamer Threads Links vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
4.4%
EPSS pct
90th
Exploited
No known
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in user.cgi in Gossamer Threads Links SQL 2.x and 3.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the url parameter.
Affected vendor
Gossamer Threads
Affected product
Gossamer Threads Links
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published
2005-05-11

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 4.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2005-1492

  • Confirm whether Gossamer Threads Gossamer Threads Links is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2005-1492.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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