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CVE-2005-1638

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 1.20% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-05-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit

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CVE
CVE-2005-1638
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.3
EPSS
1.20%

Original NVD Description

The _writeAttrs function in SafeHTML before 1.3.2 does not properly handle quotes in attribute values, which could allow remote attackers to exploit cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in applications that rely on SafeHTML for protection.