CVE-2004-2171

Cherokee < 0.4.8 - Cross-Site Scripting via URL Error Page

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-2171. PoCs published by César Fernández.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cherokee via error pages. The exploit involves crafting a malicious URI to execute arbitrary script code in the context of a user's browser.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cherokee before 0.4.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URL, which is not properly quoted in the resulting error page.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by César Fernández · textremotesolaris
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23605

This is a writeup describing a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cherokee via error pages. The exploit involves crafting a malicious URI to execute arbitrary script code in the context of a user's browser.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Cherokee (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: User interaction required to follow a malicious link
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14936
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9496
Exploit, Patch third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/10701/
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/3707

Scores

EPSS 0.0362
EPSS Percentile 88.4%

Details

Status published
Products (9)
cherokee/cherokee_httpd 0.1
cherokee/cherokee_httpd 0.1.5
cherokee/cherokee_httpd 0.1.6
cherokee/cherokee_httpd 0.2
cherokee/cherokee_httpd 0.2.5
cherokee/cherokee_httpd 0.2.6
cherokee/cherokee_httpd 0.2.7
cherokee/cherokee_httpd 0.4.6
cherokee/cherokee_httpd 0.4.7
Published Dec 31, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026