CVE-2009-3618

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in viewvc.py in ViewVC 1.0 before 1.0.9 and 1.1 before 1.1.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the view parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.70% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2257 patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/36292 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00557.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00566.html vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/56997 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/16/10 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/36311 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52430 vdb entry
http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/%2Acheckout%2A/viewvc/tags/1.1.2/CHANGES?revision=2235&pathrev=HEAD
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3618?
CVE-2009-3618 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3618?
To fix CVE-2009-3618, 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-2009-3618 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-3618 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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