CVE-2009-3748 json
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Web Administrator in Websense Personal Email Manager 7.1 before Hotfix 4 and Ema…
published 2009-10-22 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-3720
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.5%
- EPSS 3.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Web Administrator in Websense Personal Email Manager 7.1 before Hotfix 4 and Email Security 7.1 before Hotfix 4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) FileName, (2) IsolatedMessageID, (3) ServerName, (4) Dictionary, (5) Scoring, and (6) MessagePart parameters to web/msgList/viewmsg/actions/msgAnalyse.asp; the (7) Queue, (8) FileName, (9) IsolatedMessageID, and (10) ServerName parameters to actions/msgForwardToRiskFilter.asp and viewHeaders.asp in web/msgList/viewmsg/; and (11) the subject in an e-mail message that is held in a Queue.
Patch / fix
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-9981)
- Published
Exploit prediction
3.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-9981 Websense Email Security - Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2009-10-20
- sotiriu.de http://sotiriu.de/adv/NSOADV-2009-003.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36741 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
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2009/2987
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
-
sotiriu.de
/adv/NSOADV-2009-003.txt
exploit
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/36741
vdb-entry, exploit
-
secunia.com
/advisories/37091
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/507330/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
- kb.websense.com /display/4/kb/article.aspx?aid=4786
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-3748
- NVD CVE-2009-3748
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