Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ThemeServlet.java in Sun Woodstock 4.2, as…
Priority LOW 27CWE-79Published · Updated
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 ThemeServlet.java in Sun Woodstock 4.2, as used in Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server and other products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a UTF-7 string in the PATH_INFO, which is displayed on the 404 error page, as demonstrated by the PATH_INFO to theme/META-INF.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04046 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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 · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:glassfish_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Running on | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:glassfish_server:1.0:ur1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 ur1 | Running on | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:glassfish_server:1.0:ur1_po1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 ur1_po1 | Running on | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:glassfish_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Running on | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:glassfish_server:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Running on | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:glassfish_server:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.1 | Running on | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:glassfish_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Running on | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:glassfish_server:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.1 | Running on | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:woodstock:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 | Vulnerable | Sun |
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:glassfish_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Running on ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:glassfish_server:1.0:ur1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 ur1 Running on ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:glassfish_server:1.0:ur1_po1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 ur1_po1 Running on ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:glassfish_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Running on ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:glassfish_server:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Running on ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:glassfish_server:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Running on ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:glassfish_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Running on ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:glassfish_server:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Running on ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:woodstock:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·Sun
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1554
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m9c2-85v6-rpch
References
Exploit 2
Patch 1
Sources
- CVE-2009-1554 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-1554 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m9c2-85v6-rpch · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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