CVE-2004-2755 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Symantec Web Security versions 2.5, 3.0.0, and 3.0.1 prior to build 62. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject malicious web script or HTML into error or block page messages via manipulated query strings in blocked URLs. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and requiring no authentication, with a potential impact of partial integrity compromise. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, placing it in the top 1% of CVEs for community attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_security:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_security:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_security:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.