CVE-2007-1873

Mephisto 0.7.3 - Cross-Site Scripting via Search q Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-1873. PoCs published by The[Boss].

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mephisto Blog 0.7.3 by injecting a malicious script via the search query parameter. The script exfiltrates the user's cookies to an attacker-controlled domain.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mephisto 0.7.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the q parameter to the search script.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by The[Boss] · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29780

This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mephisto Blog 0.7.3 by injecting a malicious script via the search query parameter. The script exfiltrates the user's cookies to an attacker-controlled domain.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Mephisto Blog 0.7.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target application's search functionality
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24870
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465484/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23141
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/34911
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33620
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1373
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465548/100/0/threaded
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://int21.de/cve/CVE-2007-1873-mephisto.txt
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33484

Scores

EPSS 0.0222
EPSS Percentile 80.6%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
mephisto/mephisto 0.7.3
Published Apr 13, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026