CVE-2009-4497 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in LXR Cross Referencer 0.9.5 and 0.9.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the i parameter to the ident program.

Published: 2010-01-07

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 3.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:malcom_box:lxr_cross_referencer:0.9.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:malcom_box:lxr_cross_referencer:0.9.6:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-2092-1	New lxr-cvs packages fix cross-site scripting
EUVD	EUVD-2009-4463	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in LXR Cross Referencer 0.9.5 and 0.9.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the i parameter to the ident program.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03221.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/38117
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=E1NS2s4-0001PE-F2%403bkjzd1.ch3.sourceforge.com

History

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Subscriptions

Malcom Box Lxr Cross Referencer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-01-07T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T19:31:55.241Z

Reserved: 2009-12-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-4497

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-01-07T19:30:00.357

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:13:46.783

Link: CVE-2009-4497

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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