What is the severity of CVE-2003-1453?

CVE-2003-1453 is classified as a high-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

How do I fix CVE-2003-1453?

To fix CVE-2003-1453, update your XOOPS installation to a version that corrects the XSS vulnerability, such as 1.3.10 or later.

What versions of XOOPS are affected by CVE-2003-1453?

CVE-2003-1453 affects XOOPS versions 1.3.5 through 1.3.9 and 2.0 through 2.0.1.

What can attackers do with CVE-2003-1453?

Attackers can exploit CVE-2003-1453 to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML through a vulnerable IMG tag.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2003-1453?

Implementing input validation and sanitization for user inputs that involve IMG tags can serve as a temporary workaround for CVE-2003-1453.

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CVE-2003-1453

medium

4.3

CWE

31/12/2003

23/10/2007

8/8/2024

CVE-2003-1453: XSS

First published: Wed Dec 31 2003(Updated: )

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the MytextSanitizer function in XOOPS 1.3.5 through 1.3.9 and XOOPS 2.0 through 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a javascript: URL in an IMG tag.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
E-xoops	=1.3.5
E-xoops	=1.3.6
E-xoops	=1.3.7
E-xoops	=1.3.8
E-xoops	=1.3.9
E-xoops	=2.0
E-xoops	=2.0.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-1453?
CVE-2003-1453 is classified as a high-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2003-1453?
To fix CVE-2003-1453, update your XOOPS installation to a version that corrects the XSS vulnerability, such as 1.3.10 or later.
What versions of XOOPS are affected by CVE-2003-1453?
CVE-2003-1453 affects XOOPS versions 1.3.5 through 1.3.9 and 2.0 through 2.0.1.
What can attackers do with CVE-2003-1453?
Attackers can exploit CVE-2003-1453 to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML through a vulnerable IMG tag.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2003-1453?
Implementing input validation and sanitization for user inputs that involve IMG tags can serve as a temporary workaround for CVE-2003-1453.

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