# CVE-2004-1621: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary web script via crafted fields in IBM Lotus Notes and Domino, though the vendor disputes this as an application-level issue.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Feb 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-39pc-77xc-3q8f

## What is CVE-2004-1621?

CVE-2004-1621 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Lotus Domino, published on 20 Feb 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the vendor.  Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Lotus Notes R6 and Domino R6, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML via square brackets at the beginning and end of (1) computed for display, (2) computed when composed, or (3) computed text element fields.  NOTE: the vendor has disputed this issue, saying that it is not a problem with Notes/Domino itself, but with the applications that do not properly handle this feature

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1621?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Lotus Domino.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-1621?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1621 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2004-1621 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1621 exists.

Public exploit code:

- IBM Lotus Domino 6.x - Cross-Site Scripting / HTML Injection (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Lotus Domino

- [CVE-2011-1519](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1519/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-0913](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0913/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-0914](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0914/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-0915](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0915/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-0916](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0916/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-1621 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-1621 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Lotus Domino, published on 20 Feb 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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-2004-1621 exists.

Affected product: Ibm Lotus Domino. 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-2004-1621/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1621/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1621
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1621
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-1621

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1621/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.