CVE-2009-2006

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Dokeos 1.8.5, and possibly earlier, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) search_term parameter to main/auth/courses.php; the (2) frm_title and (3) frm_content parameters in a new personal agenda item action; the (4) title and (5) tutor_name parameters in a new course action; and the (6) student and (7) course parameters to main/mySpace/myStudents.php. NOTE: vectors 2 and 3 might only be exploitable via a separate CSRF vulnerability.

Category

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.55%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory dokeos.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50500 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1300 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34879 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.dokeos.com/wiki/index.php/Security#Dokeos_1.8 patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50498 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50502 vdb entry
http://holisticinfosec.org/content/view/112/45/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34928 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2006?
CVE-2009-2006 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2006?
To fix CVE-2009-2006, 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-2009-2006 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-2006 is being actively exploited. 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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