CVE-2009-2897 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2009-2897?

CVE-2009-2897 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Oct 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 hq/web/common/GenericError.jsp in the generic exception handler in the web interface in SpringSource Hyperic HQ 3.2.x before 3.2.6.1, 4.0.x before 4.0.3.1, 4.1.x before 4.1.2.1, and 4.2-beta1; Application Management Suite (AMS) 2.0.0.SR3; and tc Server 6.0.20.B allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via invalid values for numerical parameters, as demonstrated by an uncaught java.lang.NumberFormatException exception resulting from (1) the typeId parameter to mastheadAttach.do, (2) the eid parameter to Resource.do, and (3) the u parameter in a view action to admin/user/UserAdmin.do. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2897?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Springsource Application Management Suite, Springsource Hyperic Hq, Springsource Tc Server.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2897?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2897 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-2009-2897 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2897 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2009-2907 Cross-site scripting in n/a Medium 4.3
• CVE-2009-2898 Cross-site scripting in n/a Low 3.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-wg2p-7hvq-4gf2.