Ez PublishApplication · Ez

CVE-2003-0310

MEDIUM · 6.8 CVSS v2.0 Published 2003-06-16
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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77/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in articleview.php for eZ publish 2.2 allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary web script.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in articleview.php of eZ publish 2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript or HTML into web pages viewed by other users, typically through unsanitized user input being reflected in the article display.

MitigationImplement proper input validation and output encoding/escaping for all user-supplied data before rendering in HTML context. Use context-appropriate escaping functions and consider implementing a Content Security Policy (CSP) as a defense-in-depth measure.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Ez PublishApplication
Affected:= 2.2

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
M
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify eZ Publish installation and version
    Check for eZ Publish by looking for its characteristic directory structure, configuration files, or index page. Look for version information in typically named files like version.php, or check the HTTP response headers or admin interface if accessible.
    Affected if The installed version is eZ Publish 2.2 exactly
  2. Locate articleview.php file
    Search the web root directory for the file articleview.php. Common paths may include /articleview.php or within an /ez/ subdirectory.
    Affected if The file articleview.php exists on the server
  3. Verify the vulnerable code path is present
    Examine articleview.php for the presence of user-supplied parameters (such as ArticleID, ID, or similar) that are reflected directly into the HTML output without sanitization. Search for functions like echo, print, or variable interpolation that output request parameters.
    Affected if The script directly outputs user input from the request (e.g., GET/POST parameters) into HTML without using htmlspecialchars, htmlentities, or similar encoding functions

A user is affected if eZ Publish version 2.2 is installed and the articleview.php file contains code that reflects unsanitized user input into the HTML output.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper input validation and output encoding/escaping for all user-supplied data before rendering in HTML context. Use context-appropriate escaping functions and consider implementing a Content Security Policy (CSP) as a defense-in-depth measure.

Fix this in Ez Publish Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
8.0 hours of engineering $1,390
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