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Status published
Medium
CVE-2009-1070
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in system/index.php in ExpressionEngine 1.6.4 through...
Vulnerability Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in system/index.php in ExpressionEngine 1.6.4 through 1.6.6, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the avatar parameter.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.ngenuity.org/wordpress/2009/01/28/ngenuity-2009-003-expressionengine-persistent-cross-site-scripting/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502045/100/0/threaded
- http://expressionengine.com/docs/changelog.html#v167
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34379
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49359
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34193
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.6.4, 1.6.5, 1.6.6
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 24th, 2009
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.