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CVE-2005-4596

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-4596 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in AdesGuestbook 2.0, specifically within the read.php script. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by manipulating the totalRows_rsRead parameter. Rated with a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability has a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure or defacement, though not impacting confidentiality or availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, yet it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ades_design:adesguestbook:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
1.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-26992 · Dec 30, 2005
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0175 is in the 54th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 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

pridels0.blogspot.com / 2005/12/adesguestbook-xss-vuln.html
secunia.com / advisories/18244
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/23909
osvdb.org / 22111
securityfocus.com / bid/16090