CVE-2005-4831 describes a vulnerability in ViewCVS versions 0.9.2 and 0.9.4, where remote attackers can manipulate the Content-Type header via the 'content-type' parameter. This allows for cross-site scripting (XSS) and other attacks, such as rendering malicious HTML content. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating medium attack complexity and potential for partial integrity impact, but no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:viewcvs:viewcvs:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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