CVE-2005-4780

LOW

Fidra Lighthouse CMS <= 1.1.0 - Cross-Site Scripting via Search Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-4780. PoCs published by r0t3d3Vil.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Lighthouse version 1.1, where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized. The vendor disputes this issue, claiming Lighthouse is an application server and not susceptible to client-side XSS attacks.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fidra Lighthouse CMS 1.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the search parameter in a query_string to the home page. NOTE: The vendor disputes this issue, saying "Lighthouse does not in any way make use of the PHP technology. [It] is an application server ... A technology like this cannot be susceptible to client-side cross-site-scripting-attacks on its own, but only applications created based on such a technology. This does not only apply to Lighthouse, but also to Perl, PHP or web applications based on Java Servlet technology." Since the original researcher is known to test demo pages and is sometimes inaccurate, it is likely that this issue will be REJECTED

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by r0t3d3Vil · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26885

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Lighthouse version 1.1, where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized. The vendor disputes this issue, claiming Lighthouse is an application server and not susceptible to client-side XSS attacks.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Lighthouse 1.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A user must be tricked into clicking a malicious link
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15952
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23668
URL Repurposed x_refsource_misc
http://www.lighthouse-cms.de/en/news/
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/21852

Scores

CVSS v3 3.7
EPSS 0.0360
EPSS Percentile 88.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

Status published
Published Dec 31, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026