Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in news_detail.php in Virtue News Manager allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the nid parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-2020 is rated Exploit Available (56/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.27%). Core evidence: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8901 | exploit_db | edb | 2009-06-08 | 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 | 2026-06-15 | 0.56% | 1.27% | +0.72% |
| 2 | 2026-06-09 | 0.51% | 0.56% | +0.04% |
| 3 | 2026-01-09 | — | 0.51% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| virtuenetz | virtue_news_manager | — | cpe:2.3:a:virtuenetz:virtue_news_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1528 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8901 |