Go to homepageCyberStrike

Menu

Star on GitHub · 3.2k
Sign inDownload

CVE-2009-4852

4.3 · MEDIUM

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SemanticScuttle before 0.94.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the sort parameter to index.php, and other uns…

Published May 7, 2010festicCWE-79EPSS 0.84%

Overview

CVE-2009-4852 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting festic semanticscuttle. It was published on May 7, 2010 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

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SemanticScuttle before 0.94.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the sort parameter to index.php, and other unspecified vectors, a different issue than CVE-2008-6113. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from festic. Update semanticscuttle 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
festicsemanticscuttle0Affected

References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/37387Refsemanticscuttle.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/semanticscuttle/branches/0.94.1/ChangeLog?view=markup&pathrev=471Refsecunia.com/advisories/37387Refsemanticscuttle.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/semanticscuttle/branches/0.94.1/ChangeLog?view=markup&pathrev=471

How CyberStrike helps

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-4852?

CVE-2009-4852 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting festic semanticscuttle. It was published on May 7, 2010 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2009-4852?

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-2009-4852?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from festic. Update semanticscuttle 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-2009-4852?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2009-4852 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.

Related MEDIUM CVEs from 2009

View all
Browse by year2026202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999