# CVE-2005-4393: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in show.cfm in e-publish CMS 2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-12-20 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in show.cfm in e-publish CMS 2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) obcatid and (2) comid parameters.

## 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://secunia.com/advisories/18140
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2983
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23828
- http://www.osvdb.org/21882
- http://pridels0.blogspot.com/2005/12/e-publish-cms-vuln.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15964

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