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CVE-2009-0796

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-0796 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache::Status and Apache2::Status modules within mod_perl1 and mod_perl2 for the Apache HTTP Server. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URI when the /perl-status page is accessible. With a CVSS score of 2.6, this vulnerability has a network attack vector and high attack complexity, leading to a potential impact of partial integrity compromise. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_perl:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_perl:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.6LOW

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
29.64%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-9993 · Nov 9, 2009
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2964 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 1,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-0796Moderate

Apache:: Status XSS flaw

Apr 1, 2009

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/34597
launchpad.net / bugs/cve/2009-0796
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8488
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
support.apple.com / kb/HT4435
svn.apache.org / viewvc/perl/modperl/branches/1.x/lib/Apache/Status.pm
svn.apache.org / viewvc
PatchVendor Advisory
gossamer-threads.com / lists/modperl/modperl/99475
Exploit
gossamer-threads.com / lists/modperl/modperl-cvs/99477
Exploit
mandriva.com / security/advisories
securityfocus.com / archive/1/502709/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/34383
securitytracker.com / id
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/0943