CVE-2009-4516

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the FAQ Ask module 5.x and 6.x before 6.x-2.0, a module for Drupal, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2009-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-4516 is rated Low Risk (33.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.26%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4516

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 2025-03-17 0.22% 0.26% +0.04%
2 2024-12-17 0.28% 0.22% -0.06%
3 2024-04-25 — 0.28% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-4516

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-2009-4516

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-4516

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nanwich faq_ask 5.x-1.0 cpe:2.3:a:nanwich:faq_ask:5.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nanwich faq_ask 5.x-1.0 cpe:2.3:a:nanwich:faq_ask:5.x-1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
nanwich faq_ask 5.x-1.0 cpe:2.3:a:nanwich:faq_ask:5.x-1.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
nanwich faq_ask 5.x-1.0 cpe:2.3:a:nanwich:faq_ask:5.x-1.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
nanwich faq_ask 5.x-1.0 cpe:2.3:a:nanwich:faq_ask:5.x-1.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
nanwich faq_ask 5.x-1.1 cpe:2.3:a:nanwich:faq_ask:5.x-1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nanwich faq_ask 5.x-1.2 cpe:2.3:a:nanwich:faq_ask:5.x-1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nanwich faq_ask 5.x-1.3 cpe:2.3:a:nanwich:faq_ask:5.x-1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nanwich faq_ask 5.x-1.x cpe:2.3:a:nanwich:faq_ask:5.x-1.x:dev:*:*:*:*:*:*
nanwich faq_ask 6.x-1.0 cpe:2.3:a:nanwich:faq_ask:6.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nanwich faq_ask 6.x-1.0 cpe:2.3:a:nanwich:faq_ask:6.x-1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
nanwich faq_ask 6.x-1.1 cpe:2.3:a:nanwich:faq_ask:6.x-1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nanwich faq_ask 6.x-1.2 cpe:2.3:a:nanwich:faq_ask:6.x-1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nanwich faq_ask 6.x-1.x cpe:2.3:a:nanwich:faq_ask:6.x-1.x:dev:*:*:*:*:*:*
nanwich faq_ask 6.x-2.0 cpe:2.3:a:nanwich:faq_ask:6.x-2.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
nanwich faq_ask 6.x-2.x cpe:2.3:a:nanwich:faq_ask:6.x-2.x:dev:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-4516

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