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CVE-2009-4168 Detail

Current Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Roy Tanck tagcloud.swf, as used in the WP-Cumulus plugin before 1.23 for WordPress and the Joomulus module 2.0 and earlier for Joomla!, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the tagcloud parameter in a tags action. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in tagcloud.swf in the WP-Cumulus Plug-in before 1.23 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the tagcloud parameter.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.org/1001-exploits/joomlajvclouds-xss.txt
http://packetstormsecurity.org/1001-exploits/joomlajvclouds-xss.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/37483 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/37483 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/38161
http://secunia.com/advisories/38161
http://websecurity.com.ua/3665/ Exploit 
http://websecurity.com.ua/3665/ Exploit 
http://websecurity.com.ua/3789/
http://websecurity.com.ua/3789/
http://websecurity.com.ua/3801/
http://websecurity.com.ua/3801/
http://websecurity.com.ua/3839/
http://websecurity.com.ua/3839/
http://www.roytanck.com/2009/11/15/wp-cumulus-updated-to-address-yet-another-security-issue/ Vendor Advisory 
http://www.roytanck.com/2009/11/15/wp-cumulus-updated-to-address-yet-another-security-issue/ Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508071/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508071/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508606/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508606/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508833/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508833/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37100 Exploit 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37100 Exploit 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37479
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37479
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3322 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3322 Vendor Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54397
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54397
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55156
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55156

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-4168
NVD Published Date:
12/02/2009
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE