CVE-2003-1278 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.7% (pctl 89)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting vulnerability (XSS) in OpenTopic 2.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script as other users and possibly steal authentication information via cookies by injecting arbitrary HTML or script into IMG tags.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.66% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| infopop | opentopic |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | OpenTopic 2.3.1 - Private Message HTML Injection | 2003-01-06 |
References
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