CVE-2009-0710 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via specific parameters in PHPFootball, potentially compromising user sessions.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2009-0710?

CVE-2009-0710 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 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 PHPFootball 1.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the user parameter to login.php or (2) the dbfield parameter to filter.php. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0710?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vlad Alexa Mancini Phpfootball.

How do I fix CVE-2009-0710?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0710 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2009-0710 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-0710 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-54mg-3vfg-x9mp.

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