CVE-2005-4476

OpenEdit < 4.0 - Cross-Site Scripting via oe-action or page Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-4476. PoCs published by r0t3d3Vil.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OpenEdit, where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized. The vulnerability allows arbitrary script execution in the context of the affected site.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in store/search/results.html in OpenEdit 4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) oe-action and (2) page parameters.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by r0t3d3Vil · textwebappsjsp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26924

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OpenEdit, where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized. The vulnerability allows arbitrary script execution in the context of the affected site.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: OpenEdit
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable OpenEdit application
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://pridels0.blogspot.com/2005/12/openedit-xss-vuln.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18168
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/21866
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16004
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3042

Scores

EPSS 0.0200
EPSS Percentile 78.1%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
openedit_inc/openedit < 4.0
Published Dec 22, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026