Is CVE-2009-1798 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-1798 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-1798?

CVE-2009-1798 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-1798

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 2.0%EU EUVD

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities on the Network Management Card (NMC) on American Power Conversion (APC) Switched Rack PDU (aka Rack Mount Power Distribution) devices and other devices allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors. NOTE: the login_username vector for Forms/login1 is already covered by CVE-2009-4406.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 2.0% (81th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-1793)
Published: December 28, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1793 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apc / network management card
apc / switched rack pdu

References

http://holisticinfosec.org/content/view/111/45/
http://nam-en.apc.com/cgi-bin/nam_en.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=10887(Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/37744(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/166739(US Government Resource)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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