CVE-2009-4786 describes multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Pligg CMS versions prior to 1.0.3. These flaws allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by manipulating the HTTP Referer header across several administrative and user-facing scripts. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity. Exploitation requires no authentication and has medium attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure or defacement, but not impacting confidentiality or availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the CVE has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, placing it in the top 1% for community attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.