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TI-2004-02625 Aliases CVE-2004-2755GHSA-x5w8-45xj-42q9

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Symantec Web Security 2.5, 3.0.0, and 3.0.1…

Priority LOW 24CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Symantec Web Security 2.5, 3.0.0, and 3.0.1 before build 62 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string in blocked URLs that are listed in (1) error or (2) block page messages.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01955 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_security:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_security:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_security:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableSymantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_security:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_security:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_security:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Symantec

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-2755
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x5w8-45xj-42q9

References

Other 2

  • TI-2005-00215 Heap-based buffer overflow in the DEC2EXE module for Symantec AntiVirus Library allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2007-00434 Heap-based buffer overflow in the Decomposer component in multiple Symantec products… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-03589 The Decomposer component in multiple Symantec products allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-00550 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Symantec Web Security (SWS) before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2007-00551 The license registering interface in Symantec Web Security (SWS) before 3.0.1.85 allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.0
  • TI-2005-01271 Multiple Symantec AntiVirus products, including Norton AntiVirus 2005 11.0.0, Web… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.6

Sources

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