CVE-2009-4157 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.3% (pctl 70)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.php in the ProofReader (com_proofreader) component 1.0 RC9 and earlier for Joomla! allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URI, which is not properly handled in (1) 404 or (2) error pages.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.31% — more likely to be exploited than 70% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-12-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| joomla | joomla\! |
| joomlatune | com proofreader |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Joomla! Component ProofReader 1.0 RC6 - Cross-Site Scripting | 2009-12-01 |
References
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