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CVE-2009-1591

4.3 · MEDIUM

CRLF injection vulnerability in CGI RESCUE Web Mailer before 1.04 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers, and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) or HTTP response splitting attacks…

Published May 8, 2009cgi_rescueCWE-79EPSS 1.06%

Overview

CVE-2009-1591 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting cgi_rescue cgi_web_mailer. It was published on May 8, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

CRLF injection vulnerability in CGI RESCUE Web Mailer before 1.04 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers, and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) or HTTP response splitting attacks, via CRLF sequences in an unspecified web form.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cgi_rescue. Update cgi_web_mailer to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
cgi_rescuecgi_web_mailer0Affected

References

Refjvn.jp/en/jp/JVN28020230/index.htmlRefjvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2009/JVNDB-2009-000024.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/34862Refwww.rescue.ne.jp/whatsnew/blog.cgi/permalink/20090209180123Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/35047Refjvn.jp/en/jp/JVN28020230/index.htmlRefjvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2009/JVNDB-2009-000024.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/34862Refwww.rescue.ne.jp/whatsnew/blog.cgi/permalink/20090209180123Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/35047

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-1591?

CVE-2009-1591 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting cgi_rescue cgi_web_mailer. It was published on May 8, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2009-1591?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2009-1591?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cgi_rescue. Update cgi_web_mailer to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2009-1591?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2009-1591 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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