CVE-2005-2480

Status: ModifiedMedium (4.3)—

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ColdFusion Fusebox 4.1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the fuseaction parameter, which is not quoted in an error page, as demonstrated using index.cfm.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Base score: 4.3

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.61%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 89
Score date: 10/6/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Macromedia — Coldfusion Fusebox

CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other

References

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