# CVE-2009-0430: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via search and URL parameters in Active Bids, requiring user interaction to execute.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Feb 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c762-pjg3-pqwx

## What is CVE-2009-0430?

CVE-2009-0430 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Feb 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Active Bids allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) search parameter to search.asp and the (2) URL parameter to tellafriend.asp.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0430?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Activewebsoftwares Active Bids.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-0430?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0430 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-0430 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-0430 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Active Bids - 'search' Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2009-4229](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4229/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2009-0429](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0429/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-5640](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5640/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-0430 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-0430 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Feb 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-0430 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0430/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0430/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0430
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0430
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-0430

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