# CVE-2003-1577: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject malicious text into logs via crafted DNS responses, leading to cross-site scripting in the log analyzer when DNS resolution is enabled.

- **Severity:** Low 2.6 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **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:** 5 Feb 2010
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3cq9-wp9j-2w5v

## What is CVE-2003-1577?

CVE-2003-1577 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Feb 2010. 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

Sun ONE (aka iPlanet) Web Server 4.1 through SP12 and 6.0 through SP5, when DNS resolution is enabled for client IP addresses, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary text into log files, and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks involving the iPlanet Log Analyzer, via an HTTP request in conjunction with a crafted DNS response, related to an "Inverse Lookup Log Corruption (ILLC)" issue, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-1315 and CVE-2002-1316.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1577?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sun One Web Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2003-1577?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1577 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2003-1577 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1577 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2003-1589](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1589/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2003-1590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1590/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2003-1126](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1126/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2003-1578](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1578/): Sun ONE (aka iPlanet) Web Server 4.1 through SP12 and 6.0 through SP5, when DNS resolution is enabled for client IP addresses, allows remote (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2003-1579](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1579/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2003-1577 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2003-1577 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Feb 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1577 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2003-1577/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1577/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-1577
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-1577
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2003-1577

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