XSS in Adobe Coldfusion
CVE-2009-1872
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Adobe ColdFusion Server 8.0.1, 8, and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the startRow parameter to administrator/logviewer/searchlog.cfm, or the query string to (2) wizards/common/_logintowizard.cfm, (3) wizards/common/_authenticatewizarduser.cfm, or (4) administrator/enter.cfm.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.161 (96.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.161 · newest: 0.161 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Coldfusion — versions 6.0, 6.1, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-12.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- osvdb.org/57182 (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/57183 (vdb-entry)
- www.dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php (Exploit)
- osvdb.org/57185 (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/57184 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505803/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-1872?
- CVE-2009-1872 is a vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2009-08-18.
- Is CVE-2009-1872 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.