CVE-2009-4972 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php (aka the log in page) in SimpleID before 0.6.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbi…
published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2009-4934
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.1%
- EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 64%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php (aka the log in page) in SimpleID before 0.6.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the s parameter.
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1.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
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
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
- blog.n0where.org /post/171292151
- simpleid.sourceforge.net /news/2009/08/security-advisory-sa-2009-1-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-version-065-released
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osvdb.org
/57327
vdb-entry
- simpleid.sourceforge.net /advisories/sa-2009-1
- sourceforge.net /tracker/?func=detail&aid=2843998&group_id=203264&atid=984892
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-4972
- NVD CVE-2009-4972
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