MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2004-1621

Lotus Domino vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
3.1%
EPSS pct
86th
Exploited
No known
NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the vendor. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Lotus Notes R6 and Domino R6, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML via square brackets at the beginning and end of (1) computed for display, (2) computed when composed, or (3) computed text element fields. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this issue, saying that it is not a problem with Notes/Domino itself, but with the applications that do not properly handle this feature
Affected vendor
Ibm
Affected product
Lotus Domino
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published
2004-10-18

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 3.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 86% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2004-1621

  • Confirm whether Ibm Lotus Domino is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2004-1621.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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