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TI-2009-04111 Aliases CVE-2009-4348GHSA-2chv-fjr5-r6p4

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Harold Bakker's NewsScript…

Priority LOW 22CWE-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 index.php in Harold Bakker's NewsScript (HB-NS) 1.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the topic parameter in a topic action, a different vector than CVE-2006-2146.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00871 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:haroldbakker:hb-ns:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3VulnerableHaroldbakker
  • cpe:2.3:a:haroldbakker:hb-ns:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·Haroldbakker

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-4348
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2chv-fjr5-r6p4

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2009-04043 Harold Bakker's NewsScript (HB-NS) 1.3 allows remote attackers to obtain access to the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

Sources