CVE-2004-1418

WPKontakt <= 3.0.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via Email Address Parsing Error

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-1418. PoCs published by Poznan Supercomputing.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a JavaScript URI injection vulnerability in WPKontakt, allowing arbitrary script execution when a malformed email address is processed. The PoC uses a crafted email address to trigger an XSS payload via a JavaScript URI in the background-image style attribute.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WPKontakt 3.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an e-mail address, which is not quoted when a parsing error is generated.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Poznan Supercomputing · textwebappscgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25051

This exploit demonstrates a JavaScript URI injection vulnerability in WPKontakt, allowing arbitrary script execution when a malformed email address is processed. The PoC uses a crafted email address to trigger an XSS payload via a JavaScript URI in the background-image style attribute.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WPKontakt (version unspecified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must process the malformed email address in a vulnerable WPKontakt instance
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18685
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12097
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110384387332443&w=2

Scores

EPSS 0.0179
EPSS Percentile 75.7%

Details

Status published
Published Dec 31, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026