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CVE-2005-0085· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ht://dig (htdig) before 3.1.6-r7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ht://dig (htdig) before 3.1.6-r7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML via the config parameter, which is not properly sanitized before it is displayed in an error message.

MediumCVSS 6.8 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Apr 27, 2005
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
2.3% · 82th percentile
CWE
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Action score

28

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.3%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
htdightdig
mandrakesoftmandrake linux
mandrakesoftmandrake linux corporate server
redhatfedora core
susesuse linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • htdig htdig3.1.5
  • htdig htdig3.1.5_7
  • htdig htdig3.1.5_8
  • htdig htdig3.1.6
  • htdig htdig3.2.0
  • htdig htdig3.2.0b2
  • htdig htdig3.2.0b3
  • htdig htdig3.2.0b4
  • htdig htdig3.2.0b5
  • htdig htdig3.2.0b6
  • mandrakesoft mandrake linux10.0
  • mandrakesoft mandrake linux10.1
  • mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server2.1
  • mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server3.0
  • redhat fedora corecore_3.0
  • suse suse linux8.0
  • suse suse linux8.1
  • suse suse linux8.2
  • suse suse linux9.0
  • suse suse linux9.1

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12htdigbefore 1:3.1.6-111:3.1.6-11
Debian:3.0htdigbefore 3.1.6-3woody13.1.6-3woody1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ashtdigbefore 3:3.2.0b6-3.40.13:3.2.0b6-3.40.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ashtdig-debuginfobefore 3:3.2.0b6-3.40.13:3.2.0b6-3.40.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ashtdig-webbefore 3:3.2.0b6-3.40.13:3.2.0b6-3.40.1

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2001-0834htsearch CGI program in htdig (ht://Dig) 3.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to use the -c option to specify an alternate configuratio
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2000-0208The htdig (ht://Dig) CGI program htsearch allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by enclosing the file name with backticks (`) in p
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2007-6110Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in htsearch in htdig 3.2.0b6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the
    18Monitor
  • CVE-2002-2010Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in htsearch.cgi in htdig (ht://Dig) 3.1.5, 3.1.6, and 3.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitra
    17Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:htdig1:3.1.6-11 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
red hat:htdig3:3.2.0b6-3.40.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:htdig-debuginfo3:3.2.0b6-3.40.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:htdig-web3:3.2.0b6-3.40.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    P · data can be read
    Integrity
    P · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    P · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    P
    Integrity impact
    P
    Availability impact
    P

    Weakness class (CWE)

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    CVSS vector

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

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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