CVE-2003-1164

mldonkey 2.5-4 - Cross-Site Scripting via URI

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2003-1164. PoCs published by Chris Sharp.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Mldonkey web interface due to insufficient sanitization of script code within requests. The example URL demonstrates how an attacker could inject malicious scripts into the error reporting mechanism.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mldonkey 2.5-4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URI, which is injected into the HTML error page.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Chris Sharp · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23320

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Mldonkey web interface due to insufficient sanitization of script code within requests. The example URL demonstrates how an attacker could inject malicious scripts into the error reporting mechanism.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Mldonkey web interface
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the Mldonkey web interface
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Patch third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/10134
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8946
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13615

Scores

EPSS 0.0179
EPSS Percentile 75.7%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
mldonkey/mldonkey 2.5.4
Published Dec 31, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026