CVE-2005-2271 describes a "Dialog Origin Spoofing Vulnerability" in iCab 2.9.8, where JavaScript dialog boxes are not clearly associated with their originating webpage. This flaw allows remote attackers to spoof dialogs from trusted sites, facilitating phishing attacks. With a CVSS score of 2.6 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N), it is a low-severity vulnerability requiring high attack complexity to achieve a partial impact on integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.9.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:alexander_clauss:icab:2.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.