Validate-before-filter vulnerability in cleanhtml.pl 1.129 in LiveJournal CVS before Dec…
Priority LOW 24Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Validate-before-filter vulnerability in cleanhtml.pl 1.129 in LiveJournal CVS before Dec 7 2005, when the cleancss option is enabled, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a "\" (backslash) within a "javascript" scheme in a style property (such as "javas\cript"), which bypasses the "javascript" check before the "\" is stripped and then rendered in web browsers that allow scripting in style sheets.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02122 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:livejournal:livejournal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Livejournal |
- cpe:2.3:a:livejournal:livejournal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Livejournal
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4454
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6m34-8ff3-6cj3
References
More Livejournal vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-00279 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in LiveJournal 1.0 and 1.1 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2005-04198 cleanhtml.pl 1.129 in LiveJournal CVS before Dec 13 2005 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2005-4454 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-4454 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6m34-8ff3-6cj3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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