CVE-2009-4578 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.5% (pctl 73)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Facileforms (com_facileforms) component for Joomla! and Mambo allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Itemid parameter to index.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.48% — more likely to be exploited than 73% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-01-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| facileforms | facileforms |
| joomla | joomla\! |
| mambo-foundation | mambo |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Joomla! Component FacileForms - Cross-Site Scripting | 2009-12-27 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0912-exploits/joomlafacileforms-xss.txt
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10737
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37477
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55133
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0912-exploits/joomlafacileforms-xss.txt
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10737
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37477
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55133
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