CVE-2005-4385

NUCLEI

Cofax 2.0 RC3 - Cross-Site Scripting via Search String Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-4385. PoCs published by r0t3d3Vil. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

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

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.htm in Cofax 2.0 RC3 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchstring parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by r0t3d3Vil · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26879

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

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Cofax (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable Cofax instance · Ability to craft a malicious URL
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

Cofax <=2.0RC3 - Cross-Site Scripting
MEDIUMby geeknik

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15940
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://pridels0.blogspot.com/2005/12/cofax-xss-vuln.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/21850
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2977

Scores

EPSS 0.0027
EPSS Percentile 51.3%

Details

Status published
Products (5)
cofax/cofax 1.9.9c
cofax/cofax 1.9.9d
cofax/cofax 2.0_rc1
cofax/cofax 2.0_rc2
cofax/cofax 2.0_rc3
Published Dec 20, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026