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CVE-2009-4521

4.3 · MEDIUM

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in birt-viewer/run in Eclipse Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT) before 2.5.0, as used in KonaKart and other products, allows remote attackers…

Published Dec 31, 2009eclipseCWE-79EPSS 3.46%

Overview

CVE-2009-4521 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting eclipse birt. It was published on December 31, 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

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in birt-viewer/run in Eclipse Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT) before 2.5.0, as used in KonaKart and other products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the __report parameter.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from eclipse. Update birt 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
eclipsebirt0Affected

References

Refantisnatchor.com/2008/12/18/eclipse-birt-reflected-xssRefsecunia.com/advisories/37025Refwww.osvdb.org/58941Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507172/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/36674Refbugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=259127Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53773Refantisnatchor.com/2008/12/18/eclipse-birt-reflected-xssRefsecunia.com/advisories/37025Refwww.osvdb.org/58941

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-4521?

CVE-2009-4521 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting eclipse birt. It was published on December 31, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2009-4521?

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-2009-4521?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from eclipse. Update birt 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-2009-4521?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2009-4521 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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