TI-2009-01332 Aliases CVE-2009-1408 GHSA-vx29-vgxf-w9r9

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in webSPELL 4.2.0c allows remote attackers to…

LOW 24CWE-79Published 2009-04-24 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Partial · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in webSPELL 4.2.0c allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via Javascript events such as onmouseover in nested BBcode tags, as demonstrated using (1) email, (2) img, and (3) url tags.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02015 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:webspell:webspell:4.2.0c:::::::*	4.2.0c	Vulnerable	Webspell

cpe:2.3:a:webspell:webspell:4.2.0c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0c Vulnerable ·Webspell

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1408
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vx29-vgxf-w9r9

References

Exploit 1

8453

Patch 2

Other 1

53782

TI-2007-01127 webSPELL 4.0, and possibly later versions, allows remote attackers to bypass… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2009-01823 Directory traversal vulnerability in src/func/language.php in webSPELL 4.2.0e and earlier… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
TI-2007-03899 Absolute path traversal vulnerability in index.php in Webspell 4.01.02 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2010-04584 SQL injection vulnerability in asearch.php in webSPELL 4.2.1 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2007-01130 SQL injection vulnerability in printview.php in webSPELL 4.01.02 and earlier allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2007-00489 SQL injection vulnerability in gallery.php in webSPELL 4.01.02 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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