CVE-2009-4839 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the BASE security engine via multiple admin and query pages, requiring user interaction to execute.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2009-4839?

CVE-2009-4839 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 May 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Basic Analysis and Security Engine (BASE), possibly 1.4.4 and earlier, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified parameters to (1) admin/base_roleadmin.php, (2) admin/base_useradmin.php, (3) base_conf_contents.php, (4) base_qry_sqlcalls.php, and (5) base_ag_main.php.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4839?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Secureideas Basic Analysis and Security Engine.

How do I fix CVE-2009-4839?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4839 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-2009-4839 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4839 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cr6q-w9jh-63pg.

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