CVE-2009-1729

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Sun Java System Communications Express 6 2005Q4 (aka 6.2) and 6.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the abperson_displayName parameter to uwc/abs/search.xml in the Add Contact implementation in the Personal Address Book component or (2) the temporaryCalendars parameter to uwc/base/UWCMain.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.12% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory sun.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34155 patch vdb entry exploit
http://osvdb.org/54609 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1389 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34154 patch vdb entry exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50658 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503675/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-258068-1 patch vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/May/0177.html mailing list
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-122793-26-1 patch vendor advisory
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/sun-communications-express exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/32474 third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2009/May/1022266.html vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/54610 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1729?
CVE-2009-1729 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1729?
To fix CVE-2009-1729, 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-2009-1729 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1729 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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