CVE-2004-2656

Exp

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Slashdot Like Automated Storytelling Homepage (Slash) (aka Slashcode) before R_2_5_0_41 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the topic parameter in search.pl and (2) the filter parameter in submit.pl.

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-2004-2656 is rated Exploit Available (56.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.41%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2004-2656

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-2656

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 0.87% 1.41% +0.54%
2 2025-05-07 0.71% 0.87% +0.16%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.71% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-2656

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-2656

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-2656

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
open_source_development_network slashcode <= r_2_5_0_41 cpe:2.3:a:open_source_development_network:slashcode:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
open_source_development_network slashcode 2.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:open_source_development_network:slashcode:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-2656

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