CVE-2009-4908

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in oBlog allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) commentName, (2) commentEmail, (3) commentWeb, or (4) commentText parameter to article.php; and allow remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (5) article_id or (6) title parameter to admin/write.php, the (7) category_id or (8) category_name parameter to admin/groups.php, the (9) blogroll_id or (10) title parameter to admin/blogroll.php, or the (11) blog_name or (12) tag_line parameter to admin/settings.php.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.35% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/37661 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54713 vdb entry
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0912-exploits/oblog-xssxsrf.txt exploit
http://osvdb.org/60906 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-4908?
CVE-2009-4908 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-4908?
To fix CVE-2009-4908, 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-2009-4908 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-4908 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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