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CVE-2005-4454
Validate-before-filter vulnerability in cleanhtml.pl 1.129 in LiveJournal CVS before Dec 7 2005, when the cleancss option is enabled,…
Medium4.3EPSS 2.1%
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Description
Validate-before-filter vulnerability in cleanhtml.pl 1.129 in LiveJournal CVS before Dec 7 2005, when the cleancss option is enabled, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a "\" (backslash) within a "javascript" scheme in a style property (such as "javas\cript"), which bypasses the "javascript" check before the "\" is stripped and then rendered in web browsers that allow scripting in style sheets.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.1% · top 18% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
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Affected products
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References (7)
- 18157 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 21896 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20051220 LiveJournal CSS/JS injection vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- livejournal-javascript-xss(23839) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://cvs.livejournal.org/browse.cgi/livejournal/cgi-bin/cleanhtml.pl (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20051219 LiveJournal CSS/JS injection vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 15990 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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