CVE-2009-4408 describes multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PyForum 1.0.3 and potentially earlier versions, as well as zForum, specifically within the models.parser component. Attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML by crafting malicious BBcode img or url tags, which are not properly sanitized when a post is displayed. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity, as it requires medium attack complexity and only impacts integrity (P) with no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pyforum:pyforum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pyforum:pyforum:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pyforum:pyforum:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pyforum:pyforum:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub 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 records are not available for this CVE.