CVE-2009-4885 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in templates/1/login.php in phpCommunity 2 2.1.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the msg parameter.

Published: 2010-06-11

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:bernhard_frohlich:phpcom:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-4848	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in templates/1/login.php in phpCommunity 2 2.1.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the msg parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01104.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8185
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501588/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49153

History

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Subscriptions

Bernhard Frohlich Phpcom

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-06-11T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:17:26.075Z

Reserved: 2010-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-4885

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-06-11T14:30:16.333

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:14:32.497

Link: CVE-2009-4885

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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