CVE-2009-1629
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 2.3%EU EUVD
ajaxterm.js in AjaxTerm 0.10 and earlier generates session IDs with predictable random numbers based on certain JavaScript functions, which makes it easier for remote attackers to (1) hijack a session or (2) cause a denial of service (session ID exhaustion) via a brute-force attack.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-287
- EPSS score
- 2.3% (84th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-1624)
- Published
- May 14, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1624 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- antony lesuisse / ajaxterm
- antony lesuisse / ajaxterm
- antony lesuisse / ajaxterm
- antony lesuisse / ajaxterm
- antony lesuisse / ajaxterm
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052655.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42784
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-004.html(Exploit)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/11/1(Exploit)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503421/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34903
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50464
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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