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CVE-2004-0259

CVE information

Published

19 years ago

Last Modified

6 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

High

Impact Analysis

Description

The check_referer() function in Formmail.php 5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions via an empty or spoofed HTTP Referer, as demonstrated using an application on the same web server that contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) issue..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
High
Base Score
9.3/10
Exploit Score
8.6/10
Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
10/10
Confidentiality Impact
Complete
Availability Impact
Complete
Integrity Impact
Complete

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:a:joe_lumbroso_acks:formmail.php:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
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cpe:2.3:a:joe_lumbroso_acks:formmail.php:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -