# CVE-2009-2133: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via multiple parameters in Pivot blog software, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jun 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3xrq-pc9j-cp42

## What is CVE-2009-2133?

CVE-2009-2133 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jun 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Pivot 1.40.4 and 1.40.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) menu or (2) sort parameter to pivot/index.php, (3) the value of a check array parameter in a delete action to pivot/index.php, (4) the element name in a check array parameter in a delete action to pivot/index.php, (5) the edituser parameter in an edituser action to pivot/index.php, (6) the edit parameter in a templates action to pivot/index.php, (7) the blog parameter in a blog_edit1 action to pivot/index.php, (8) the cat parameter in a cat_edit action to pivot/index.php, (9) a certain form field in a doaction=1 request to pivot/index.php, (10) the url field in a my_weblog edit_prefs action to pivot/user.php, or (11) the username (aka name) field in a my_weblog reg_user action to pivot/user.php.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2133?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pivot Pivot.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-2133?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2133 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-2133 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-2133 exists.

Public exploit code:

- pivot 1.40.4-7 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-3531](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3531/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-3533](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3533/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.8)
- [CVE-2006-3532](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3532/): File upload in n/a (medium 5.1)
- [CVE-2009-2134](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2134/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2008-3128](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3128/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-2133 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-2133 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jun 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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-2009-2133 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-2009-2133/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2133/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2133
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2133
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-2133

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