CVE-2004-2171 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.6% (pctl 89)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cherokee before 0.4.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URL, which is not properly quoted in the resulting error page.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.62% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cherokee | cherokee httpd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Cherokee 0.1.x/0.2.x/0.4.x - Error Page Cross-Site Scripting | 2004-01-26 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10701/
- http://www.osvdb.org/3707
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9496
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14936
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10701/
- http://www.osvdb.org/3707
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9496
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14936
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