CVE-2009-4101 Code injection in n/a
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.