# CVE-2003-0413: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via error messages in the Sun ONE Application Server sample application, requiring user interaction to execute.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jun 2003
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7vrv-hpp3-h923

## What is CVE-2003-0413?

CVE-2003-0413 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jun 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the webapps-simple sample application for (1) Sun ONE Application Server 7.0 for Windows 2000/XP or (2) Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary web script or HTML via an HTTP request that generates an "Invalid JSP file" error, which inserts the text in the resulting error message.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0413?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sun One Application Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2003-0413?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0413 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2003-0413 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0413 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Sun ONE Application Server 7.0 - Error Message Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2002-0387](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0387/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2003-0414](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0414/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2003-0412](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0412/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2003-0413 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2003-0413 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jun 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0413 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0413/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0413/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0413
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0413
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2003-0413

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