CVE-2003-0615

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2003-08-27 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Cgi.Pm: 2.73, 2.74, 2.75, 2.76, 2.78, 2.79 (+3)
Debian Linux: 3.0
Openpkg: 1.2, 1.3, current

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000713
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105880349328877&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106018783704468&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=105875211018698&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/13638
http://securitytracker.com/id?1007234
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101426-1
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-155.shtml
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-371
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/246409
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-256.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8231

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