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CVE-2005-4162

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-4162 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in ACME PerlCal version 2.99.20, specifically within the cal_make.pl script. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into affected web pages by manipulating the 'p0' parameter. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity. It can be exploited remotely over the network with medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication, and primarily impacts integrity by allowing unauthorized content injection. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available through platforms like Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The CVE has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a low level of public awareness or concern.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.99CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:perlcal:2.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.99.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:perlcal:2.99.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.99.30CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:perlcal:2.99.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
1.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
71.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0148 is in the 44th percentile among its peer group of 19,956 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/2005-12/0315.html
Exploit
secunia.com / advisories/17953
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/23534
osvdb.org / 21540
Exploit
perlcal.com / calendar/docs/bugs.txt
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/15779
Exploit
vupen.com / english/advisories/2005/2810