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medium 4.3

CVE-2004-2494 json

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in _error in Ability Mail Server 1.18 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HT…

published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-2485

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in _error in Ability Mail Server 1.18 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the erromsg parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-24268)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-24268 Code-Crafters Ability Mail Server 1.18 - 'errormsg' Cross-Site Scripting remote, 2004-07-12
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/12039 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10695 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1010672 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • osvdb.org http://www.osvdb.org/7718 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • members.lycos.co.uk http://members.lycos.co.uk/r34ct/main/Ability_mail_server_1.18.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

Sources

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