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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.3

CVE-2009-2588 json

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Hotscripts Type PHP Clone Script allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scri…

published 2009-07-24 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-2583

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.2%
EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits
3
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Hotscripts Type PHP Clone Script allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the msg parameter to (1) feedback.php, (2) index.php, and (3) lostpassword.php.

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-34776)

Exploit prediction

2.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-34776 HotScripts Type PHP Clone Script - 'lostpassword.php?msg' Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2009-08-21
  • EDB-34775 HotScripts Type PHP Clone Script - 'index.php?msg' Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2009-08-21
  • EDB-34774 HotScripts Type PHP Clone Script - 'feedback.php?msg' Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2009-08-21
  • packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/0907-exploits/hotscriptsclone-xss.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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