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CVE-2009-2742

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Eclipse Help in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.27 a

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Eclipse Help in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.27 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified input.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.0023
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
ibm websphere application serverall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD21 Sep 2009 · 07:30 PM
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951Patch
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK78917
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2721
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53342
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