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CVE-2004-1865

4.8 · MEDIUM

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the administration panel in bBlog 0.7.2 allows remote authenticated users with superuser privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a blog nam…

Published Mar 26, 2004bblogCWE-79EPSS 0.96%

Overview

CVE-2004-1865 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting bblog bblog. It was published on March 26, 2004 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the administration panel in bBlog 0.7.2 allows remote authenticated users with superuser privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a blog name ($blogname). NOTE: if administrators are normally allowed to add HTML by other means, e.g. through Smarty templates, then this issue would not give any additional privileges, and thus would not be considered a vulnerability.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from bblog. Update bblog to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-1865?

CVE-2004-1865 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting bblog bblog. It was published on March 26, 2004 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2004-1865?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2004-1865?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from bblog. Update bblog to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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