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CVE-2003-0615

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2003-0615 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the start_form() function of CGI.pm, affecting various distributions including Debian and OpenPKG. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject malicious web scripts by manipulating the URL that populates the form's action parameter. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial integrity impact, but no impact on confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, readily available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.73CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cgi.pm:cgi.pm:2.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.74CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cgi.pm:cgi.pm:2.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.75CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cgi.pm:cgi.pm:2.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.76CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cgi.pm:cgi.pm:2.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.78CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cgi.pm:cgi.pm:2.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0444 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 19,954 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (9)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.3
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 8.0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2003-0615Important

security flaw

Jul 20, 2003

References

distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
marc.info
marc.info
marc.info
secunia.com / advisories/13638
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/12669
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A307
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A470
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
ciac.org / ciac/bulletins/n-155.shtml
debian.org / security/2003/dsa-371
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/246409
US Government Resource
wwwnew.mandriva.com / security/advisories
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2003-256.html
securityfocus.com / bid/8231
PatchVendor Advisory