CVE-2009-2897

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in hq/web/common/GenericError.jsp in the generic exception handler in the web interface in SpringSource Hyperic HQ 3.2.x before 3.2.6.1, 4.0.x before 4.0.3.1, 4.1.x before 4.1.2.1, and 4.2-beta1; Application Management Suite (AMS) 2.0.0.SR3; and tc Server 6.0.20.B allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via invalid values for numerical parameters, as demonstrated by an uncaught java.lang.NumberFormatException exception resulting from (1) the typeId parameter to mastheadAttach.do, (2) the eid parameter to Resource.do, and (3) the u parameter in a view action to admin/user/UserAdmin.do. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.67% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory springsource.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/hyperic-hq-vulnerabilities patch exploit
http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?module=Wiki&action=view&type=advisory&name=Hyperic_HQ_Multiple_XSS patch exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/58609 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506935/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.springsource.com/security/hyperic-hq patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36935 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53658 vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/58610 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506936/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://jira.hyperic.com/browse/HHQ-2655 exploit
http://forums.hyperic.com/jiveforums/thread.jspa?messageID=22156嚌
http://www.osvdb.org/58608 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2897?
CVE-2009-2897 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2897?
To fix CVE-2009-2897, 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-2009-2897 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2897 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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