CVE-2009-2959 Buildbot Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium 4.3 Published 25 Aug 2009 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the Buildbot web status view, 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: Available

What is CVE-2009-2959?

CVE-2009-2959 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Aug 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

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the waterfall web status view (status/web/waterfall.py) in Buildbot 0.7.6 through 0.7.11p1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2959?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including buildbot. It affects 1 product.

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`buildbot` PyPI	From `0.7.6`	`0.7.11p3`
`buildbot` PyPI	From `0.7.6`	`0.7.11p3`
`buildbot` PyPI	From `0.7.6`	`0.7.12`

Products include Buildbot Buildbot.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2959?

Upgrade buildbot to a fixed version for your release line: 0.7.11p3 or 0.7.12.

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-2009-2959 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2959 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2959, GHSA-jqqh-999x-w26w, PYSEC-2009-1.