CVE-2003-0053

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in parse_xml.cgi in Apple Darwin Streaming Administration Server 4.1.2 and QuickTime Streaming Server 4.1.1 allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary script via the filename parameter, which is inserted into an error message.

Published: 2003-03-07 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2003-0053 is rated Moderate Risk (45.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.82%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.34% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0053

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.48% 1.82% +1.34%
2 2025-09-16 0.39% 0.48% +0.09%
3 2025-03-30 0.39%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0053

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-0053

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0053

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple darwin_streaming_server 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:darwin_streaming_server:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime_streaming_server 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime_streaming_server:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0053

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