CVE-2009-0541

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Magento 1.2.0 and 1.2.1.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the username field in an admin/ request to index.php, possibly related to the login[username] parameter and the app/code/core/Mage/Admin/Model/Session.php login function; (2) the email address field in an admin/index/forgotpassword/ request to index.php, possibly related to the email parameter and the app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/controllers/IndexController.php forgotpasswordAction function; or (3) the return parameter to the default URI under downloader/.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.66%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021746 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48876 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48877 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33872 vdb entry exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48878 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/34000 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-02/0257.html exploit mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0541?
CVE-2009-0541 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0541?
To fix CVE-2009-0541, 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-2009-0541 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0541 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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