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low 3.5

CVE-2009-2898 json

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Alerts list feature in the web interface in SpringSource Hyperic HQ 3.2.x before 3.2.6.1, 4…

published 2009-10-13 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-2888

cvss
3.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Alerts list feature in the web interface in SpringSource Hyperic HQ 3.2.x before 3.2.6.1, 4.0.x before 4.0.3.1, 4.1.x before 4.1.2.1, and 4.2-beta1; Application Management Suite (AMS) 2.0.0.SR3; and tc Server 6.0.20.B allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Description field. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-10013)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-10013 Hyperic HQ 3.2 < 4.2-beta1 - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities webapps, 2009-10-02
  • corelabs.coresecurity.com http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?module=Wiki&action=view&type=advisory&name=Hyperic_HQ_Multiple_XSS referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 3.5 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

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

References

Sources

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