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CVE-2009-1879

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-1879 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the index.template.html file within the express-install templates of the Adobe Flex SDK, affecting versions prior to 3.4. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string, specifically when the installed Flash version is older than a requiredMajorVersion. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.6, indicating a network attack vector with high attack complexity and only a partial impact on integrity. While there is an ExploitDB entry for this vulnerability, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flex_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
8.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-33180 · Aug 19, 2009
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0825 is in the 94th 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

secunia.com / advisories/36374
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/52608
VDB Entry
adobe.com / support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html
PatchVendor Advisory
gdssecurity.com / l/b/2009/08/20/adobe-flex-3-3-sdk-dom-based-xss
Exploit
securityfocus.com / archive/1/505948/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry