CVE-2009-0038

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the web administration console in Apache Geronimo Application Server 2.1 through 2.1.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) name, (2) ip, (3) username, or (4) description parameter to console/portal/Server/Monitoring; or (5) the PATH_INFO to the default URI under console/portal/.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 16.67% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory apache.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://geronimo.apache.org/21x-security-report.html#2.1.xSecurityReport-214 patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1089 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34562 vdb entry exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502734/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-4597 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/34715 third party advisory
http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=119 exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0038?
CVE-2009-0038 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0038?
To fix CVE-2009-0038, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-0038 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0038 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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