Unscored severity · published Sep 21, 2009
CVE-2009-2742
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Eclipse Help in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.27 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or…
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CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Eclipse Help in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.27 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified input.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 76% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
Websphere Application Server · Ibm
6.1; 6.1.0.1; 6.1.0.2; 6.1.0.3; 6.1.0.5; 6.1.0.7; +9 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2742
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2742
Patch
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951
www-1.ibm.com
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK78917
www.vupen.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2721
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53342
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