CVE-2004-1499
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the compose message form in HELM 3.1.19 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML via the Subject field.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 1.8%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the compose message form in HELM 3.1.19 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML via the Subject field.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.81% probability · 78th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 2 November 2004
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- webhost automation/helm control panel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109943858026542&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13079Patch
- http://www.hat-squad.com/en/000077.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11586Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17943
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109943858026542&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13079Patch
- http://www.hat-squad.com/en/000077.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11586Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17943
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.