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CVE-2009-4888 json

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in poster.php in PHortail 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2009-4851

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in poster.php in PHortail 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) pseudo, (2) email, (3) ti, and (4) txt parameters.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-32844)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-32844 PHORTAIL 1.2.1 - 'poster.php' Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities webapps, 2009-03-09
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34038 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/0903-exploits/phortail-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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