CVE-2005-4530
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMultiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in AlstraSoft EPay Enterprise 3.0 (formerly DoPays) allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via multiple unspecified parameters in (1) profile.htm, (2) card.htm, (3) bank.htm, (4) subscriptions.htm, (5) send.htm, (6) request.htm, (7) forgot.htm, (8) escrow.htm, (9) donations.htm, and (10) products.htm.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMultiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in AlstraSoft EPay Enterprise 3.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified parameters in ten HTML pages (profile.htm, card.htm, bank.htm, subscriptions.htm, send.htm, request.htm, forgot.htm, escrow.htm, donations.htm, and products.htm). The CVSS 5.1 score indicates moderate severity with low confidentiality impact but potential for session hijacking or credential theft.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 3.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify AlstraSoft EPay Enterprise installationLocate the application web root directory - typically installed in a folder named 'epay', 'EpayEnterprise', or similar under the web server document root. Check for the presence of the main application files such as index.htm, admin/login.htm, or configuration files that reference 'AlstraSoft' or 'EPay Enterprise'.Affected if The application is installed and accessible via web browser on the target server.
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Verify the installed version is 3.0Check for a version file (version.txt, ver.txt, or within configuration/setup files) in the application directory, or view the HTML source of the login or index page for a version string. Compare the found version against '3.0' exactly.Affected if The installed version is exactly 3.0.
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Confirm presence of affected HTML pagesCheck the web root for the existence of these ten files: profile.htm, card.htm, bank.htm, subscriptions.htm, send.htm, request.htm, forgot.htm, escrow.htm, donations.htm, and products.htm. These should be directly accessible under the main application path.Affected if Any of these ten HTML files exist in the web-accessible directory.
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Inspect pages for lack of input sanitizationAccess each affected page via browser and view the HTML source. Look for form fields or query parameters that accept user input without visible sanitization. Check if the application uses any evident input filtering or encoding functions in the page source.Affected if The pages accept user-supplied input and display it back without visible encoding or validation in the HTML output.
The environment is affected if AlstraSoft EPay Enterprise version 3.0 is installed and any of the ten specified HTML pages (profile.htm, card.htm, bank.htm, subscriptions.htm, send.htm, request.htm, forgot.htm, escrow.htm, donations.htm, products.htm) are accessible without proper input validation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement input validation and output encoding for all user-supplied parameters across the affected pages. Since this is a 2005 legacy application, consider upgrading to a supported version or deploying a WAF as a compensating control if the application can no longer be patched.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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