CVE-2009-2897

Exp

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in hq/web/common/GenericError.jsp in the generic exception handler in the web interface in SpringSource Hyperic HQ 3.2.x before 3.2.6.1, 4.0.x before 4.0.3.1, 4.1.x before 4.1.2.1, and 4.2-beta1; Application Management Suite (AMS) 2.0.0.SR3; and tc Server 6.0.20.B allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via invalid values for numerical parameters, as demonstrated by an uncaught java.lang.NumberFormatException exception resulting from (1) the typeId parameter to mastheadAttach.do, (2) the eid parameter to Resource.do, and (3) the u parameter in a view action to admin/user/UserAdmin.do. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2009-10-13 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-2897 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.44%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.78% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-2897

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2897

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 0.67% 2.44% +1.78%
2 2025-03-30 0.51% 0.67% +0.15%
3 2025-03-29 0.51%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-2897

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-2009-2897

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-2897

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
springsource application_management_suite 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:application_management_suite:2.0.0:sr3:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource hyperic_hq 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:hyperic_hq:3.2:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource hyperic_hq 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:hyperic_hq:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource hyperic_hq 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:hyperic_hq:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource hyperic_hq 3.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:hyperic_hq:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource hyperic_hq 3.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:hyperic_hq:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource hyperic_hq 3.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:hyperic_hq:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource hyperic_hq 3.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:hyperic_hq:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource hyperic_hq 3.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:hyperic_hq:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource hyperic_hq 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:hyperic_hq:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource hyperic_hq 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:hyperic_hq:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource hyperic_hq 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:hyperic_hq:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource hyperic_hq 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:hyperic_hq:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource hyperic_hq 4.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:hyperic_hq:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource hyperic_hq 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:hyperic_hq:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource hyperic_hq 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:hyperic_hq:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource hyperic_hq 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:hyperic_hq:4.2:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource tc_server 6.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:tc_server:6.0.20:b:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-2897

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