CVE-2009-2959 json
Buildbot Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
published 2009-08-25 17 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also GHSA-jqqh-999x-w26w , PYSEC-2009-1 , EUVD-2009-0001
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, GitHub
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.0%
- EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the waterfall web status view (status/web/waterfall.py) in Buildbot 0.7.6 through 0.7.11p1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Patch / fix
- pypi buildbot 0.7.11p3, 0.7.12
- buildbot Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.7.11p3-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2959
- github.com/buildbot/buildbot@a08ee48 commit
- sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=42338fbf0908121232mb790a6… patch
- buildbot.net/trac#SecurityAlert patch
- securityfocus.com/bid/36100 patch
- redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00985.html advisory
- redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00978.html advisory
- vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2352 advisory
Exploit prediction
2.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | buildbot | >=0.7.6, <0.7.11p3 >=0.7.6, <0.7.12 |
0.7.11p3 0.7.12 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00985.html
vendor-advisory, web, patch
-
redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00978.html
vendor-advisory, web, patch
-
sourceforge.net
/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=42338fbf0908121232mb790a6cn787ac3de90e8bc31%40mail.gmail.com
mailing-list, web, patch
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2009/2352
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory, advisory
-
buildbot.net
/trac#SecurityAlert
web, patch
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/36100
vdb-entry, patch, web
-
github.com
/buildbot/buildbot/commit/a08ee48e796ae66c54fca6a087b4adce7d1d6c06
web
-
secunia.com
/advisories/36352
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory, advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/36418
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory, advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2959
advisory
-
github.com
/buildbot/buildbot
package
-
github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/buildbot/PYSEC-2009-1.yaml
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20101118080215/http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2352
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20111225112636/http://secunia.com/advisories/36352
web
-
web.archive.org
/web/20111225123121/http://secunia.com/advisories/36418
web
-
web.archive.org
/web/20200228175025/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36100
web
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-jqqh-999x-w26w
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-2959
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-jqqh-999x-w26w
- NVD CVE-2009-2959
- OSV PYSEC-2009-1
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