CVE-2004-1703

Exp

Fusion News 3.6.1 allows remote attackers to add user accounts, if the administrator is logged in, via a comment that contains an img bbcode tag that calls index.php with the signup action, which is executed when the administrator's browser loads the page with the img tag.

Published: 2004-07-30 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-1703 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.73%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2004-1703

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
24341 exploit_db edb 2004-07-30 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1703

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 2026-04-17 0.56% 0.73% +0.16%
2 2025-03-17 0.52% 0.56% +0.04%
3 2024-02-09 — 0.52% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1703

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
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-2004-1703

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1703

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
fusionphp fusion_news 3.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:fusionphp:fusion_news:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1703

URL Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109122824523226&w=2 Mailing List
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010829 Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10836 Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16853 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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