# CVE-2005-4385: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.htm in Cofax 2.0 RC3 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script o

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2005-12-20 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.htm in Cofax 2.0 RC3 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchstring parameter.

## 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.securityfocus.com/bid/15940
- http://pridels0.blogspot.com/2005/12/cofax-xss-vuln.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/21850
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2977
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26879
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2005/CVE-2005-4385.yaml

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