CVE-2005-3473

Simple PHP Blog <= 0.4.5 - Cross-Site Scripting via Multiple Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 3 public exploits for CVE-2005-3473. PoCs published by [email protected].

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a stored XSS vulnerability in Simple PHP Blog by injecting malicious JavaScript into the 'blog_text' and 'file_name' parameters. The PoC automatically submits forms to trigger the vulnerability, executing arbitrary script code in the context of the affected site.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Simple PHP Blog 0.4.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) entry, (2) blog_subject, and (3) blog_text parameters (involving the temp_subject variable) in (a) preview_cgi.php and (b) preview_static_cgi.php, or (4) scheme_name parameter and (5) bg_color parameters (involving the preset_name and result variables) in (c) colors.php.

Exploits (3)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by [email protected] · textwebappscgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26462

This exploit demonstrates a stored XSS vulnerability in Simple PHP Blog by injecting malicious JavaScript into the 'blog_text' and 'file_name' parameters. The PoC automatically submits forms to trigger the vulnerability, executing arbitrary script code in the context of the affected site.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Simple PHP Blog (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target application's preview_static_cgi.php endpoint
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by [email protected] · textwebappscgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26461

This exploit demonstrates multiple XSS vulnerabilities in Simple PHP Blog by injecting malicious JavaScript via the 'blog_subject' and 'blog_text' parameters. The PoC uses auto-submitting forms to trigger the payloads, which execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected site.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Simple PHP Blog (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target application's preview_cgi.php or preview_static_cgi.php endpoints
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by [email protected] · textwebappscgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26463

This exploit demonstrates a stored XSS vulnerability in Simple PHP Blog by injecting malicious JavaScript into the 'scheme_name' and 'bg_color' parameters. The PoC submits forms with crafted input to trigger the execution of arbitrary script code in the context of the affected site.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Simple PHP Blog (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target application's colors_cgi.php endpoint
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/415463
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/138
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/20436
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/20437
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17404
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/20438
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15283

Scores

EPSS 0.0218
EPSS Percentile 80.5%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
alexander_palmo/simple_php_blog 0.4.5
Published Nov 03, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026