{
    "id": "CVE-2009-1070",
    "published": "2009-03-26 05:51:52",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:06:26",
    "cvss_score": "4.3",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N",
    "cwe": "CWE-79",
    "description": "Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in system/index.php in ExpressionEngine 1.6.4 through 1.6.6, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the avatar parameter.",
    "epss_score": "0.01718",
    "epss_percentile": "0.76771",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-09 18:17:09",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "expressionengine",
            "product": "expressionengine"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "32871",
            "title": "ExpressionEngine 1.6 - Avtaar Name HTML Injection",
            "date": "2009-03-22",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32871"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://expressionengine.com/docs/changelog.html#v167",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/34379",
        "http://www.ngenuity.org/wordpress/2009/01/28/ngenuity-2009-003-expressionengine-persistent-cross-site-scripting/",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502045/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34193",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49359",
        "http://expressionengine.com/docs/changelog.html#v167",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/34379",
        "http://www.ngenuity.org/wordpress/2009/01/28/ngenuity-2009-003-expressionengine-persistent-cross-site-scripting/",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502045/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34193",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49359"
    ]
}