CVE-2009-2705 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.4% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
CA SiteMinder allows remote attackers to bypass cross-site scripting (XSS) protections for J2EE applications via a request containing non-canonical, "overlong Unicode" in place of blacklisted characters.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 4.36% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-08-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| broadcom | siteminder |
| sun | j2ee |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Computer Associates SiteMinder - Unicode Cross-Site Scripting Protection Security Bypass | 2009-06-08 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD