Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in start_form() of CGI.pm allows remote attackers to insert web script via a URL that is fed into the form's action parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2003-0615 is rated Moderate Risk (46.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.44%, 90th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 6.92% | 4.44% | -2.48% |
| 2 | 2026-06-13 | 7.25% | 6.92% | -0.33% |
| 3 | 2025-04-05 | — | 7.25% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2003-0615 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (perl), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0615 |
redhat
|
high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0615 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| cgi.pm | cgi.pm | 2.73 | cpe:2.3:a:cgi.pm:cgi.pm:2.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cgi.pm | cgi.pm | 2.74 | cpe:2.3:a:cgi.pm:cgi.pm:2.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cgi.pm | cgi.pm | 2.75 | cpe:2.3:a:cgi.pm:cgi.pm:2.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cgi.pm | cgi.pm | 2.76 | cpe:2.3:a:cgi.pm:cgi.pm:2.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cgi.pm | cgi.pm | 2.78 | cpe:2.3:a:cgi.pm:cgi.pm:2.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cgi.pm | cgi.pm | 2.79 | cpe:2.3:a:cgi.pm:cgi.pm:2.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cgi.pm | cgi.pm | 2.93 | cpe:2.3:a:cgi.pm:cgi.pm:2.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cgi.pm | cgi.pm | 2.751 | cpe:2.3:a:cgi.pm:cgi.pm:2.751:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cgi.pm | cgi.pm | 2.753 | cpe:2.3:a:cgi.pm:cgi.pm:2.753:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openpkg | openpkg | 1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openpkg | openpkg | 1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openpkg | openpkg | current | cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:current:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:arm:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:hppa:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:ia-32:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:ia-64:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:m68k:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:mips:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:mipsel:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:s-390:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* |