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CVE-2005-4454

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-4454 describes a validate-before-filter vulnerability in cleanhtml.pl 1.129 in LiveJournal CVS before December 7, 2005, specifically when the cleancss option is enabled. This flaw allows remote attackers to perform Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks by injecting a backslash into a "javascript" scheme within a style property, bypassing initial filtering before rendering. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and partial impact on integrity, but no impact on confidentiality or availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-26917) exists, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:livejournal:livejournal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.12%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-26917 · Dec 20, 2005
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0212 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 19,954 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/fulldisclosure/2005-12/1000.html
cvs.livejournal.org / browse.cgi/livejournal/cgi-bin/cleanhtml.pl
marc.info
secunia.com / advisories/18157
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/23839
osvdb.org / 21896
securityfocus.com / bid/15990
Exploit