CVE-2004-2538

Description

Direct static code injection vulnerability in the PCG simple application generation in phpCodeGenie before 3.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via the (1) header or (2) footer.

6.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.81% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://phpcodegenie.sourceforge.net/phpCodeGenie/docs/ChangeLog.txt
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011911	vdb entry patch
http://www.osvdb.org/11102	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/12853	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17848	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11524	vdb entry patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2538?: CVE-2004-2538 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2538?: To fix CVE-2004-2538, 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-2004-2538 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-2538 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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