CVE-2004-1621

Public Exploit

Description

NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the vendor. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Lotus Notes R6 and Domino R6, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML via square brackets at the beginning and end of (1) computed for display, (2) computed when composed, or (3) computed text element fields. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this issue, saying that it is not a problem with Notes/Domino itself, but with the applications that do not properly handle this feature

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.91% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securitytracker.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/404382	third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17758	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109841682529328&w=2	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/12891	exploit third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11458	exploit vdb entry vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109812960023736&w=2	mailing list
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011779	exploit vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=463&uid=swg21187833	exploit vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1621?: CVE-2004-1621 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1621?: To fix CVE-2004-1621, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-1621 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1621 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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