CVE-2004-1875 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via multiple parameters in cPanel, potentially stealing user data or hijacking accounts.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-1875?
CVE-2004-1875 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cpanel Cpanel, published on 10 May 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
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in cPanel 9.1.0-R85 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) email parameter to testfile.html, (2) file parameter to erredit.html, (3) dns parameter to dnslook.html, (4) account parameter to ignorelist.html, (5) account parameter to showlog.html, (6) db parameter to repairdb.html, (7) login parameter to doaddftp.html (8) account parameter to editmsg.htm, or (9) ip parameter to del.html. NOTE: the dnslook.html vector was later reported to exist in cPanel 10.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1875?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cpanel Cpanel.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1875?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1875 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2004-1875 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1875 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-pfjc-pqq8-xrjh.