CVE-2004-2363

Public Exploit

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.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.56%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.phpx.org/project.php?action=view&project_id=1	patch url repurposed
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10283	patch vdb entry exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16065	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/362230	vendor advisory mailing list exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2363?: CVE-2004-2363 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2363?: To fix CVE-2004-2363, 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-2004-2363 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-2363 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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