CVE-2009-4524

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the RealName module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.3 for Drupal allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a realname (aka real name) element.

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-2009-4524 is rated Low Risk (38.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.40%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4524

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 2025-12-28 0.52% 0.40% -0.11%
2 2025-12-27 0.40% 0.52% +0.11%
3 2025-10-28 — 0.40% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-4524

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-2009-4524

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-4524

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nancy_wichmann realname 6.x-1.0 cpe:2.3:a:nancy_wichmann:realname:6.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nancy_wichmann realname 6.x-1.1 cpe:2.3:a:nancy_wichmann:realname:6.x-1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nancy_wichmann realname 6.x-1.1 cpe:2.3:a:nancy_wichmann:realname:6.x-1.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
nancy_wichmann realname 6.x-1.1 cpe:2.3:a:nancy_wichmann:realname:6.x-1.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
nancy_wichmann realname 6.x-1.1 cpe:2.3:a:nancy_wichmann:realname:6.x-1.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
nancy_wichmann realname 6.x-1.2 cpe:2.3:a:nancy_wichmann:realname:6.x-1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-4524

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