CVE-2005-0857

CoolForum < 0.8 - Cross-Site Scripting via Avatar img Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-0857. PoCs published by Romano.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes multiple input validation vulnerabilities in CoolForum, including SQL injection and XSS. It includes a basic XSS payload example but lacks executable exploit code.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in avatar.php for CoolForum 0.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the img parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Romano · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25239

The provided text describes multiple input validation vulnerabilities in CoolForum, including SQL injection and XSS. It includes a basic XSS payload example but lacks executable exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss | Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: CoolForum (version unspecified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable CoolForum instance
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12852
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19758
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013474

Scores

EPSS 0.0177
EPSS Percentile 76.0%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
coolforum/coolforum < 0.8
Published May 02, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026