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CVE-2009-4142
- EPSS 13.29%
- Published 21.12.2009 16:30:00
- Last modified 09.04.2025 00:30:58
- Source secalert@redhat.com
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The htmlspecialchars function in PHP before 5.2.12 does not properly handle (1) overlong UTF-8 sequences, (2) invalid Shift_JIS sequences, and (3) invalid EUC-JP sequences, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by placing a crafted byte sequence before a special character.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
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EPSS | FIRST.org | 13.29% | 0.939 |
Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
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nvd@nist.gov | 4.3 | 8.6 | 2.9 |
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CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.