CVE-2004-2568: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ReciPants 1.1.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitr

Routine

MEDIUM 4.3DOWNGRADE

CVE-2004-2568 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.3) affecting recipants. 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 ReciPants 1.1.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) user id, (2) recipe id, (3) category id, and (4) other ID number fields.

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	1.2% (top 32%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2004-12-31
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: recipants

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2004-12-31 05:00 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:09 UTCUpdated Record last modified

recipants recipants DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.0 · 1.0.1 · 1.1 · 1.1.1

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.0

1. Check installed version

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

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison recipants sudo apt install recipants=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo apt-mark hold recipants

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

dnf --showduplicates list recipants sudo dnf downgrade recipants-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add recipants

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-2004-2568?

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

Is CVE-2004-2568 being exploited?

CVE-2004-2568 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-2004-2568 affect?

CVE-2004-2568 affects recipants. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.3). Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ReciPants 1.1.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) user id, (2) recipe id, (3) category id, and (4) other ID number fields.

How urgent is CVE-2004-2568?

Priority 32/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

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