# CVE-2009-4209: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into moziloCMS admin pages via specific parameters, potentially compromising administrator accounts.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Dec 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mf85-2mg4-mv8g

## What is CVE-2009-4209?

CVE-2009-4209 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Dec 2009. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in admin/index.php in moziloCMS 1.11.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) cat and (2) file parameters in an editsite action, different vectors than CVE-2008-6127 and CVE-2009-1367.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4209?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mozilo Mozilocms.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-4209?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4209 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-4209 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-4209 exists.

Public exploit code:

- moziloCMS 1.11 - Local File Inclusion / Full Path Disclosure / Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-23357](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23357/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2009-1368](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1368/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-44871](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-44871/): File upload in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2008-6128](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6128/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2024-29368](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29368/): File upload in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-4209 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-4209 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Dec 2009. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-4209 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4209/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4209/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4209
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4209
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-4209

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4209/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.