# CVE-2009-1635: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the WebAccess component, requiring user interaction to execute malicious code.

- **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:** 22 May 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9q45-jm89-64q7

## What is CVE-2009-1635?

CVE-2009-1635 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Novell Groupwise, published on 22 May 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 the WebAccess component in Novell GroupWise 7.x before 7.03 HP3 and 8.x before 8.0 HP2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the User.lang parameter to the login page (aka gw/webacc), (2) style expressions in a message that contains an HTML file, or (3) vectors associated with incorrect protection mechanisms against scripting, as demonstrated using whitespace between JavaScript event names and values.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1635?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Novell Groupwise.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-1635?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1635 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-1635 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1635 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Novell Groupwise

- [CVE-2014-0610](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0610/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-0804](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0804/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-0417](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0417/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-0271](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0271/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-0333](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0333/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-1635 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-1635 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Novell Groupwise, published on 22 May 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: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1635 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Novell Groupwise. 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-2009-1635/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1635/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1635
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1635
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-1635

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