# CVE-2005-4196: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Scout Portal Toolkit (SPT) 1.3.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitra

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 3 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2005-12-13 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Scout Portal Toolkit (SPT) 1.3.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the ss parameter in SPT--QuickSearch.php; (2) ParentId parameter in SPT--BrowseResources.php; (3) the ResourceId parameter in SPT--FullRecord.php; (4) ResourceOffset parameter in SPT--Home.php, (5) F_SearchString parameter in SPT--QuickSearch.php; (6) F_UserName and (7) F_Password parameters in SPT--UserLogin.php; (8) F_SearchCat1, (9) F_TextField1, (10) F_SearchCat2, (11) F_TextField2, (12) F_SearchCat3, (13) F_TextField3, (14) F_SearchCat4, (15) F_TextField4, (16) ResourceType, (17) Language, (18) Audience, (19) Format parameters in SPT--AdvancedSearch.php.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.osvdb.org/21635
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2844
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15818
- http://www.osvdb.org/21633
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17979
- http://www.osvdb.org/21634
- http://www.x-illusion.com/rs/Scout%20Portal%20Toolkit.txt
- http://www.osvdb.org/21632
- http://www.osvdb.org/21636
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23545
- http://www.osvdb.org/21631
- http://www.osvdb.org/21630
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26782
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26781
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26780

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