Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in FlatPress 0.909 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via th…

published 2009-12-30 16y ago modified 2026-06-16 4mo ago also EUVD-2009-4428

cvss: 4.3; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.5%; EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in FlatPress 0.909 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to (1) contact.php, (2) login.php, and (3) search.php.

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Timeline

2009-12-26 First public exploit (EDB-10688)
2009-12-30 Published

Exploit prediction

1.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

EDB-10688 Flatpress - Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2009-12-26

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

exploit-db.com /exploits/10688
exploit
secunia.com /advisories/37938
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/37471
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2009-4461
NVD CVE-2009-4461

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