CVE-2009-2156 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Low 3.5 Published 22 Jun 2009 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via multiple parameters, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft in TorrentTrader Classic.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2009-2156?

CVE-2009-2156 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 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 TorrentTrader Classic 1.09 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the Title field to requests.php, related to viewrequests.php; and (2) the Torrent Name field to torrents-upload.php, related to the logging of torrent uploads; and allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (3) the ttversion parameter to themes/default/footer.php, the (4) SITENAME and (5) CURUSER[username] parameters to themes/default/header.php, (6) the todayactive parameter to visitorstoday.php, (7) the activepeople parameter to visitorsnow.php, (8) the faq_categ[999][title] parameter to faq.php, and (9) the keepget parameter to torrents-details.php.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2156?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Torrenttrader Torrenttrader Classic.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2156?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2156 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-2009-2156 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-2156 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-69w2-p3qc-qgf4.