CVE-2009-3618

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in viewvc.py in ViewVC 1.0 before 1.0.9 and 1.1 before 1.1.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the view parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2009-11-10 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-3618 is rated Moderate Risk (41.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.70%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3618

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 1.01% 0.70% -0.30%
2 2025-03-29 0.70% 1.01% +0.30%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.70% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-3618

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-2009-3618

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-3618

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu low CVE-2009-3618 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (viewvc), 10 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): ignored 4, not-affected 4, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-3618

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-3618

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
viewvc viewvc 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-3618

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