// For flags

CVE-2009-4157

Joomla! Component ProofReader 1.0 RC6 - Cross-Site Scripting

Severity Score

4.3
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.php in the ProofReader (com_proofreader) component 1.0 RC9 and earlier for Joomla! allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URI, which is not properly handled in (1) 404 or (2) error pages.

Múltiples vulnerabilidades de ejecución de comandos en sitios cruzados(XSS) en index.php en el componente ProofReader (com_proofreader) v1.0 RC9 y anteriores para Joomla! permite a atacantes remotos inyectar secuencias de comandos web o HTML de su elección a través de la URI, el cuál no es manejado apropiadamente en 1) 404 o (2) páginas de error.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2009-12-01 First Exploit
  • 2009-12-02 CVE Reserved
  • 2009-12-02 CVE Published
  • 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-17 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Joomlatune
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Com Proofreader
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<= 1.0
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rc9
Affected
in Joomla
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Joomla\!
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*-
Safe
Joomlatune
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Com Proofreader
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1.0
Search vendor "Joomlatune" for product "Com Proofreader" and version "1.0"
rc6
Affected
in Joomla
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Joomla\!
Search vendor "Joomla" for product "Joomla\!"
*-
Safe