CVE-2005-1638

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-05-17 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The _writeAttrs function in SafeHTML before 1.3.2 does not properly handle quotes in attribute values, which could allow remote attackers to exploit cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in applications that rely on SafeHTML for protection.

Affected products

Pixel-Apes Group Safehtml: 1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.3.0, 1.3.1

References

http://pixel-apes.com/safehtml/feed
http://secunia.com/advisories/15371
http://www.osvdb.org/16612
http://pixel-apes.com/safehtml/feed
http://secunia.com/advisories/15371
http://www.osvdb.org/16612

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