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CVE-2004-2363
Validate-Before-Canonicalize vulnerability in the checkURI function in functions.inc.php in PHPX 3.0 through 3.2.6 allows remote attackers…
Medium4.3EPSS 1.8%
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- mitre
Description
Validate-Before-Canonicalize vulnerability in the checkURI function in functions.inc.php in PHPX 3.0 through 3.2.6 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via hex-encoded tags, which bypass the check for literal "<", ">", "(", and ")" characters, as demonstrated using the limit parameter to forums.php and a variety of other vectors.
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)
- 1.8% · top 21% of all CVEs (2 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
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Affected products
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References (4)
- http://www.phpx.org/project.php?action=view&project_id=1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 10283 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- phpx-xss(16065) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20040504 Vulnerabilities In PHPX 3.26 And Earlier (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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