CVE-2004-1825

Mambo Open Source 4.5 stable 1.0.3 - Cross-Site Scripting via return or mos_change_template Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-1825. PoCs published by JeiAr.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mambo's 'index.php' script due to improper validation of user-supplied URI input. An attacker can craft a malicious link with hostile HTML and script code, which executes in the victim's browser.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Mambo Open Source 4.5 stable 1.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) return or (2) mos_change_template parameters.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by JeiAr · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23824

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mambo's 'index.php' script due to improper validation of user-supplied URI input. An attacker can craft a malicious link with hostile HTML and script code, which executes in the victim's browser.

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

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9890
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15499
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/11140
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/4308
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107945576020593&w=2
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/4665

Scores

EPSS 0.0197
EPSS Percentile 77.9%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
mambo/mambo_open_source 4.5_1.0.0
mambo/mambo_open_source 4.5_1.0.1
Published Mar 16, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026