CVE-2005-1638 — 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

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MEDIUM

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

Published May 17, 2005

4.3

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.20%

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

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.20% 0.01195

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01195

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (12 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.20% (0.01195)	66.95th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.20% (0.01195)	63.93th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.36% (0.00357)	55.74th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.22% (0.00224)	61.58th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 25, 2024	0.16% (0.00156)	51.44th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 15, 2024	0.15% (0.00147)	49.58th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.13% (0.00133)	47.11th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.26% (0.00259)	61.85th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.14% (0.01136)	59.45th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Oct 18, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	58.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	56.27th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	34.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (3)

http://pixel-apes.com/safehtml/feed
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/15371
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.osvdb.org/16612
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB

Link	Providers	Tags
http://pixel-apes.com/safehtml/feed		x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/15371		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.osvdb.org/16612		vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published May 17, 2005

Updated Sep 16, 2024

Reserved May 17, 2005

Link CVE-2005-1638

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2005-1638

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2005-1638