CVE-2005-0549

Solaris AnswerBook2 < 1.4.4 - Cross-Site Scripting via View Log Files Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-0549. PoCs published by Thomas Liam Romanis.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sun Solaris AnswerBook2. It includes functional proof-of-concept URLs that exploit unsanitized input in the search function and admin interface, allowing arbitrary script execution in a victim's browser.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Solaris AnswerBook2 Documentation 1.4.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "View Log Files" function.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Thomas Liam Romanis · textwebappssolaris
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10386

The provided exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sun Solaris AnswerBook2. It includes functional proof-of-concept URLs that exploit unsanitized input in the search function and admin interface, allowing arbitrary script execution in a victim's browser.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Sun Solaris AnswerBook2 1.4.4 and prior
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable AnswerBook2 web interface
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111205163531628&w=2
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1000230.1-1
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57737-1

Scores

EPSS 0.0172
EPSS Percentile 74.7%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
sun/solaris_answerbook2 < 1.4.4
Published May 02, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026