CVE-2005-4229

EveryAuction <= 1.53 - Cross-Site Scripting via Search String Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-4229. PoCs published by $um$id.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in EveryAuction, where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized. The example URL demonstrates how an attacker could inject malicious script code via the 'searchstring' parameter.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in auction.pl in EveryAuction 1.53 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchstring parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this issue is unknown; the details were obtained solely from third party sources and independently verified using source code inspection.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by $um$id · textwebappscgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26786

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in EveryAuction, where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized. The example URL demonstrates how an attacker could inject malicious script code via the 'searchstring' parameter.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: EveryAuction (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable web application
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23568
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/21674
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18016
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2857
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15824

Scores

EPSS 0.0170
EPSS Percentile 74.3%

Details

Status published
Published Dec 14, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026