CVE-2004-1692

Mambo Open Source 4.5 (1.0.9) - Cross-Site Scripting via Itemid, mosmsg, or limit Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-1692. PoCs published by Joxean Koret.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a vulnerability in Mambo Open Source involving improper input validation, leading to XSS and SQL injection. It includes a sample XSS payload but lacks executable exploit code.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Mambo 4.5 (1.0.9) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) Itemid, (2) mosmsg, or (3) limit parameters.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Joxean Koret · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24614

The provided text describes a vulnerability in Mambo Open Source involving improper input validation, leading to XSS and SQL injection. It includes a sample XSS payload but lacks executable exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 80%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Mambo Open Source (version unspecified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable Mambo Open Source instance
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20616
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109571849713158&w=2
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11220
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/10179

Scores

EPSS 0.0179
EPSS Percentile 75.5%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
mambo/mambo_open_source 4.5_1.0.9
Published Sep 18, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026