CVE-2009-5097 describes a critical vulnerability in Palm Pre WebOS 1.1 and earlier, where the email client improperly processes JavaScript. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code simply by sending a malicious email, potentially enabling them to read sensitive data like PalmDatabase.db3. With a CVSS score of 7.1, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector and medium attack complexity, leading to a complete compromise of confidentiality. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:palm_pre_webos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:palm_pre_webos:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:palm_pre_webos:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:palm_pre_webos:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.