Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Boinc Forum 5.10.20 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) id parameter to forum_forum.php, or the search_string parameter to forum_text_search_action.php in a (2) titles or (3) bodies search.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-4899 is rated Exploit Available (56.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.49%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30576 | exploit_db | edb | 2007-09-12 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 30575 | exploit_db | edb | 2007-09-12 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 1.77% | 1.49% | -0.28% |
| 2 | 2026-05-03 | 1.46% | 1.77% | +0.31% |
| 3 | 2025-11-19 | — | 1.46% | — |
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 | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| berkeley | boinc_forum | <= 5.10.20 | cpe:2.3:a:berkeley:boinc_forum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |