CVE-2004-2072

Exp

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php for Mambo Open Source 4.6, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute script on other clients via the Itemid parameter.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-2072 is rated High Exploit Risk (77.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.18%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.65% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2004-2072

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
23657 exploit_db edb 2004-02-05 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-2072

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 0.52% 4.18% +3.65%
2 2025-04-03 0.40% 0.52% +0.12%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.40% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-2072

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-2072

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-2072

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mambo mambo_open_source 4.6 cpe:2.3:a:mambo:mambo_open_source:4.6:*:cvs:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-2072

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