CVE-2009-1593 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.5% (pctl 74)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Armorlogic Profense Web Application Firewall before 2.2.22, and 2.4.x before 2.4.4, does not properly implement the "negative model," which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a modified end tag of a SCRIPT element.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.51% — more likely to be exploited than 74% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-05-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| armorlogic | profense web application firewall |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Profense 2.2.20/2.4.2 - Web Application Firewall Security Bypass | 2009-05-20 |
References
- http://resources.enablesecurity.com/advisories/ES-20090500-profense.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503649/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35053
- http://www.webappsec.org/lists/websecurity/archive/2009-05/msg00040.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50663
- http://resources.enablesecurity.com/advisories/ES-20090500-profense.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503649/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35053
- http://www.webappsec.org/lists/websecurity/archive/2009-05/msg00040.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50663
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