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CVE-2009-4548 json

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ViArt Helpdesk 3.x allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2009-4514

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.3%
EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
6
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ViArt Helpdesk 3.x allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the category_id parameter to (1) products.php, (2) article.php, (3) product_details.php, or (4) reviews.php; the (5) forum_id parameter to forum.php; or the (6) search_category_id parameter to products_search.php.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-34499)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-34499 ViArt Helpdesk - 'products_search.php?search_category_id' Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2009-08-10
  • EDB-34498 ViArt Helpdesk - 'forum.php?forum_id' Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2009-08-10
  • EDB-34497 ViArt Helpdesk - 'reviews.php?category_id' Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2009-08-10
  • EDB-34496 ViArt Helpdesk - 'product_details.php?category_id' Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2009-08-10
  • EDB-34495 ViArt Helpdesk - 'article.php?category_id' Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2009-08-10
  • EDB-34494 ViArt Helpdesk - 'products.php?category_id' Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2009-08-10
  • packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/0908-exploits/viarthd-xss.txt 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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