CVE-2009-0488

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Phorum before 5.2.10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2009-02-09 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0488 is rated Low Risk (32/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.22%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0488

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.27% 0.22% -0.04%
2 2025-03-29 0.22% 0.27% +0.04%
3 2025-03-17 0.22%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0488

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0488

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0488

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phorum phorum <= 5.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:*:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.1.1_pre cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.1.1_pre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.1.1_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.1.1_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.1.1a cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.1.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.2.3a cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.2.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.2.3b cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.2.3b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.3.1a cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.3.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.3.2a cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.3.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.3.2b3 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.3.2b3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.4 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.4.8a cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.4.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 4.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.0_alpha cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.0_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.1_alpha cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.1_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.2_alpha cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.2_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.3_beta cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.3_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.4_beta cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.4_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.4a_beta cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.4a_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.5_beta cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.5_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.6_beta cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.6_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.7_beta cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.7_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.7a_beta cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.7a_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.8_rc cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.8_rc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.13a cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.13a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.14a cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.14a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.15a cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.15a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.17a cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.17a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.19 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.1.13 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.1.14 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.1.17 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.1.18 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.1.20 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.1.21 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.1.25 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.1.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0488

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