CVE-2009-1408 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2% (pctl 80)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in webSPELL 4.2.0c allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via Javascript events such as onmouseover in nested BBcode tags, as demonstrated using (1) email, (2) img, and (3) url tags.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.02% — more likely to be exploited than 80% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-04-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| webspell | webspell |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | webSPELL 4.2.0c - Bypass BBCode Cross-Site Scripting Cookie Stealing | 2009-04-16 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/53782
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34764
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502732/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34595
- http://www.webspell.org/index.php?site=files&file=25
- http://www.webspell.org/index.php?site=news_comments&newsID=126&lang=uk
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49937
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8453
- http://osvdb.org/53782
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34764
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502732/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34595
- http://www.webspell.org/index.php?site=files&file=25
- http://www.webspell.org/index.php?site=news_comments&newsID=126&lang=uk
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49937
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8453
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