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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2003-0521 EUVD-2003-0515GHSA-g78q-qwhg-6p5x

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cPanel 6.4.2 allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary HTML and possibly gain cPanel administ…

Published Jul 10, 2003 · Updated Aug 8, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cPanel 6.4.2 allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary HTML and possibly gain cPanel administrator privileges via script in a URL that is logged but not properly quoted when displayed via the (1) Error Log or (2) Latest Visitors screens.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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