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CVE-2009-4348 json

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Harold Bakker's NewsScript (HB-NS) 1.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary…

published 2009-12-17 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-4316

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Harold Bakker's NewsScript (HB-NS) 1.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the topic parameter in a topic action, a different vector than CVE-2006-2146.

Exploit prediction

0.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • exploit-db.com http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10466 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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