CVE-2009-1554

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ThemeServlet.java in Sun Woodstock 4.2, as used in Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server and other products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a UTF-7 string in the PATH_INFO, which is displayed on the 404 error page, as demonstrated by the PATH_INFO to theme/META-INF.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.14% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory java.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.nabble.com/-DSECRG--Sun-Glassfish-Multiple-Security-Vulnerabilities-p22595435.html mailing list exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34829 vdb entry exploit
http://www.nabble.com/Re:--DSECRG--Sun-Glassfish-Multiple-Security-Vulnerabilities-p23002524.html mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503239/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/35006 third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/54220 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50336 vdb entry
https://woodstock.dev.java.net/servlets/ReadMsg?list=cvs&msgNo=4041 mailing list patch vendor advisory
http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=138 exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1554?
CVE-2009-1554 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1554?
To fix CVE-2009-1554, 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-2009-1554 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1554 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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