CVE-2004-1209

Verisign Payflow Link, when running with empty Accepted URL fields, does not properly verify the data in the hidden AMOUNT field, which allows remote attackers to modify the price of the items that they purchase.

Published: 2005-01-10 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-1209 is rated Moderate Risk (41.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.04%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1209

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 0.34% 1.04% +0.71%
2 2025-03-30 0.38% 0.34% -0.04%
3 2025-03-29 0.38%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1209

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-1209

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1209

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
verisign payflow_link cpe:2.3:a:verisign:payflow_link:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1209

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