CVE-2009-4101 Code injection in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands and perform cross-domain scripting via RSS feed descriptions in the infoRSS Firefox extension.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2009-4101?

CVE-2009-4101 is a critical code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Nov 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

infoRSS 1.1.4.2 and earlier extension for Firefox performs certain operations with chrome privileges, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands and perform cross-domain scripting attacks via the description tag of an RSS feed.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4101?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Didier Ernotte Inforss.

How do I fix CVE-2009-4101?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4101 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2009-4101 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4101 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3p7q-v9m4-g386.

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