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CVE-2009-3618

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-3618 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ViewVC versions 1.0 prior to 1.0.9 and 1.1 prior to 1.1.2, specifically within the viewvc.py component. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by manipulating the 'view' parameter. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and requiring no authentication, with a potential impact of partial integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.60%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
73.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0160 is in the 49th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html
osvdb.org / 56997
secunia.com / advisories/36292
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/36311
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/52430
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00557.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00566.html
viewvc.tigris.org / source/browse/%2Acheckout%2A/viewvc/tags/1.1.2/CHANGES
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/10/16/10
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/2257
PatchVendor Advisory