CVE-2009-0026 — Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Apache Jackrabbit before

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Apache Jackrabbit before 1.5.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the q parameter to (1) search.jsp or (2) swr.jsp.

01What is this vulnerability?

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Apache Jackrabbit before 1.5.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the q parameter to (1) search.jsp or (2) swr.jsp.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2009-01-21T20:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-07T04:17:10.473Z

09References

• securityreason.com — http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4942
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500196/100/0/threaded
• www.apache.org — http://www.apache.org/dist/jackrabbit/RELEASE-NOTES-1.5.2.txt
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com — https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48110
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/33576
• issues.apache.org — https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCR-1925
• www.vupen.com — http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0177
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33360