CVE-2004-1996 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script via the size tag.

Published: 2005-05-10

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:smf:1.0_beta4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:smf:1.0_beta4p:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:smf:1.0_beta5p:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-1988	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script via the size tag.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00401.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108377364615934&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10281
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16067

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Simple Machines Smf

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-05-10T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:07:49.181Z

Reserved: 2005-05-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-1996

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-05-05T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-1996

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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