CVE-2009-3303 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in www/help/tracker.php in GForge 4.5.14, 4.7 rc2, and 4.8.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the helpname parameter.

Published: 2009-11-24

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very 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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gforge:gforge:4.5.14:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gforge:gforge:4.7:rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:gforge:gforge:4.8.1:::::::*

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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
Debian DSA	DSA-1937-1	New gforge packages fix cross-site scripting
EUVD	EUVD-2009-3285	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in www/help/tracker.php in GForge 4.5.14, 4.7 rc2, and 4.8.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the helpname 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 0.00256.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/37450
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gforge/gforge_4.5.14-22etch12.diff.gz
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1937
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37088

History

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Subscriptions

Gforge Gforge

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-11-24T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T04:23:46.264Z

Reserved: 2009-09-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-3303

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-11-24T17:30:00.217

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

Link: CVE-2009-3303

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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