CVE-2009-4852 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the sort parameter in SemanticScuttle, requiring user interaction to execute.
- 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-2009-4852?
CVE-2009-4852 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2010. 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
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SemanticScuttle before 0.94.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the sort parameter to index.php, and other unspecified vectors, a different issue than CVE-2008-6113. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4852?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Festic Semanticscuttle.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4852?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4852 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-2009-4852 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4852 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rc3g-7pqh-hhrm.