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CVE-2003-0615
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in start_form() of CGI.pm allows remote attackers to insert web script via a URL that is fed into…
Medium4.3EPSS 4.4%
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- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in start_form() of CGI.pm allows remote attackers to insert web script via a URL that is fed into the form's action parameter.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.4% · top 8.6% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (16)
- 20030720 CGI.pm vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- MDKSA-2003:084 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- DSA-371 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20030720 CGI.pm vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- CLA-2003:713 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- N-155 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- cgi-startform-xss(12669) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20030806 [OpenPKG-SA-2003.036] OpenPKG Security Advisory (perl-www) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1007234 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:256 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 101426 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- 13638 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:470 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:307 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 8231 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- VU#246409 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .