CVE-2003-0154

Mozilla Bonsai - Cross-Site Scripting via Multiple CGI Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2003-0154. PoCs published by Stan Bubrouski.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Bonsai tool by injecting malicious scripts into various CGI parameters. The PoC shows how attacker-supplied code can execute in the context of the vulnerable site.

Description

Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities (XSS) in bonsai Mozilla CVS query tool allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script via (1) the file, root, or rev parameters to cvslog.cgi, (2) the file or root parameters to cvsblame.cgi, (3) various parameters to cvsquery.cgi, (4) the person parameter to showcheckins.cgi, (5) the module parameter to cvsqueryform.cgi, and (6) possibly other attack vectors as identified by Mozilla bug #146244.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Stan Bubrouski · textwebappscgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21729

This exploit demonstrates multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Bonsai tool by injecting malicious scripts into various CGI parameters. The PoC shows how attacker-supplied code can execute in the context of the vulnerable site.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Bonsai tool (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious link
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5516
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9920.php
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102980129101054&w=2
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=163573
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-265
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=146244

Scores

EPSS 0.0459
EPSS Percentile 90.4%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
mozilla/bonsai 1.3
Published Apr 02, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026