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CVE-2003-5001: ISS BlackICE PC Protection Cross Site Scripting Detection privileges management

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-03-28 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

A vulnerability was found in ISS BlackICE PC Protection and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the component Cross Site Scripting Detection. The manipulation as part of POST/PUT/DELETE/OPTIONS Request leads to privilege escalation. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

Affected products

• ISS BlackICE PC Protection: all versions

References

• http://www.cgisecurity.com/articles/xss-faq.shtml
• http://www.computec.ch/mruef/advisories/black_ice_pc_protection_xss_evasion.txt
• https://vuldb.com/?id.104
• http://www.cgisecurity.com/articles/xss-faq.shtml
• http://www.computec.ch/mruef/advisories/black_ice_pc_protection_xss_evasion.txt
• https://vuldb.com/?id.104

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