CVE-2009-4866 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.cgi in Matt's Script Archive (MSA) Simple Search 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the terms parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2010-05-10

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:simple_search:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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
EUVD	EUVD-2009-4829	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.cgi in Matt's Script Archive (MSA) Simple Search 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the terms parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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 0.01097.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/56798
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0908-exploits/simplesearch-xss.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/36178
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52311

History

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Subscriptions

Matt Wright Simple Search

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-05-10T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:17:25.912Z

Reserved: 2010-05-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-4866

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-05-11T12:02:09.330

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:14:30.310

Link: CVE-2009-4866

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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