CVE-2005-4239 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PHP JackKnife version 2.21 and earlier, specifically within the Search/DisplayResults.php component. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject malicious web scripts or HTML into web pages via URL-encoded values in the 'sKeywords' parameter. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity (AC:M) and requiring no authentication (Au:N). Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure (C:N) or integrity compromise (I:P) for users viewing the affected pages, but not denial of service (A:N). While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog and showing no active exploitation or significant community discussion, exploit code for this XSS vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php_jackknife:php_jackknife:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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