CVE-2004-1872

WebCT Campus Edition 4.1.1.5 - Cross-Site Scripting via CSS @import URL

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-1872. PoCs published by Simon Boulet.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an HTML injection vulnerability in WebCT Campus Edition 4.1, leveraging the @import url() function in CSS to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a user's browser when viewing a malicious forum post.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebCT Campus Edition 4.1.1.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the @import URL function in a CSS style tag.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Simon Boulet · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23893

This exploit demonstrates an HTML injection vulnerability in WebCT Campus Edition 4.1, leveraging the @import url() function in CSS to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a user's browser when viewing a malicious forum post.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WebCT Campus Edition 4.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must view a malicious forum post in a vulnerable WebCT instance
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/11242
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108057915916365&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15652
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9999

Scores

EPSS 0.0181
EPSS Percentile 76.0%

Details

Status published
Products (5)
webct/webct campus_3.8
webct/webct campus_3.8.4
webct/webct campus_4.0
webct/webct campus_4.1
webct/webct campus_4.1.1.5
Published Mar 29, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026