CVE-2003-0398

Vignette StoryServer 4 and 5, and Vignette V/5 and V/6, with the SSI EXEC feature enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a text variable to a Vignette Application that is later displayed.

Published: 2003-07-02 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2003-0398 is rated Moderate Risk (57.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.98%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0398

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 2025-03-30 2.94% 1.98% -0.96%
2 2025-03-29 1.98% 2.94% +0.96%
3 2025-03-17 1.98%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0398

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-0398

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0398

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vignette content_suite 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:vignette:content_suite:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vignette content_suite 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:vignette:content_suite:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vignette storyserver 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:vignette:storyserver:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vignette storyserver 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:vignette:storyserver:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vignette storyserver 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vignette:storyserver:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vignette vignette 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vignette:vignette:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0398

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