CVE-2009-2889 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in PHP Scripts Now Hangman allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the letters parameter.

Published: 2009-08-20

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:phpscriptsnow:hangman:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-2879	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in PHP Scripts Now Hangman allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the letters parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01346.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0907-exploits/tophangman-sqlxss.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/35888
http://www.osvdb.org/56074
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51883

History

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Subscriptions

Phpscriptsnow Hangman

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-08-20T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:07:37.201Z

Reserved: 2009-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-2889

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-08-20T17:30:09.420

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-2889

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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