CVE-2004-2085: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Brad Fears phpCodeCabinet 0.4 and earlier allow remote

Routine

MEDIUM 4.3DOWNGRADE

CVE-2004-2085 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.3) affecting phpcodecabinet. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Brad Fears phpCodeCabinet 0.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via multiple parameters, including (1) the sid parameter to comments.php, (2) the cid, cf, or rfd parameters to category.php, or the cid parameter to (3) input.php, (4) browse.php, (5) themes/facade/header.php, or (6) themes/phpcc/header.php.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.3 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	2.0% (top 20%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2004-02-04
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: brad fears

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2004-02-04 05:00 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:08 UTCUpdated Record last modified

brad fears phpcodecabinet DOWNGRADE

Affected: 0.1 · 0.2 · 0.3 · 0.4

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 0.1

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy phpcodecabinet || rpm -q phpcodecabinet || phpcodecabinet --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 0.1 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison phpcodecabinet sudo apt install phpcodecabinet=<VERSION_BEFORE_0.1> sudo apt-mark hold phpcodecabinet

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list phpcodecabinet sudo dnf downgrade phpcodecabinet-<VERSION_BEFORE_0.1> sudo dnf versionlock add phpcodecabinet

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2004-2085?

phpcodecabinet: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2004-2085 being exploited?

CVE-2004-2085 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2004-2085 affect?

CVE-2004-2085 affects phpcodecabinet. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.3). Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Brad Fears phpCodeCabinet 0.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via multiple parameters, including (1) the sid parameter to comments.php, (2) the

How urgent is CVE-2004-2085?

Priority 35/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

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