Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Status.pm in Apache::Status and Apache2::Status in mod_perl1 and mod_perl2 for the Apache HTTP Server, when /perl-status is accessible, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URI.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0796 is rated Exploit Available (59/100): CVSS Low severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 59.96%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9993 | exploit_db | edb | 2009-11-09 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-05-28 | 60.73% | 59.96% | -0.77% |
| 2 | 2026-02-10 | 32.73% | 60.73% | +28.00% |
| 3 | 2025-12-28 | — | 32.73% | — |
Full EPSS history (26 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6 | 2.0 | LOW |
|
4.9 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
low | CVE-2009-0796 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libapache2-mod-perl2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0796 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0796 |
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2009-0796 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libapache2-mod-perl2), 10 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, upstream): ignored 6, not-affected 3, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-0796 |
Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2009-0796 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having moderate security impact, a future mod_perl package update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/