CVE-2009-0817

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Protected Node module 5.x before 5.x-1.4 and 6.x before 6.x-1.5, a module for Drupal, allows remote authenticated users with "administer site configuration" permissions to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Password page info field, which is not properly handled by the protected_node_enterpassword function in protected_node.module.

Category

3.5
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.24%
Vendor Advisory drupal.org Vendor Advisory drupal.org Vendor Advisory drupal.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://drupal.org/node/385950 exploit vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34060 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48980 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0572 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/52300 vdb entry
http://lampsecurity.org/node/28 url repurposed exploit
http://drupal.org/node/386606 patch vendor advisory
http://drupal.org/node/386604 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0817?
CVE-2009-0817 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0817?
To fix CVE-2009-0817, 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-2009-0817 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0817 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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