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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- Cofax 2.0 - search.htm Cross-Site Scripting EDB-26879 · webapps · Dec 19, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- Cofax <=2.0RC3 - Cross-Site Scripting http/cves/2005/CVE-2005-4385.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- 15940 vdb-entry
- http://pridels0.blogspot.com/2005/12/cofax-xss-vuln.html
- 21850 vdb-entry
- ADV-2005-2977 vdb-entry