CVE-2005-2204 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Computer Associates (CA) eTrust SiteMinder 5.5, specifically when the "CSSChecking" parameter is disabled. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject malicious web script or HTML through various parameters like PASSWORD and BUFFER in smpwservicescgi.exe, or TARGET in login.fcc. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium severity), indicating it can be exploited over the network with medium attack complexity, leading to partial integrity impact without requiring authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_siteminder:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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