Is CVE-2009-2079 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-2079 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-2079?

CVE-2009-2079 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.5 (LOW).

CVE-2009-2079

LOW · CVSS 3.5EPSS 1.0%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the administrative page interface in Taxonomy manager 5.x before 5.x-1.2 and 6.x before 6.x-1.1, a module for Drupal, allows remote authenticated users, with administer taxonomy privileges or the ability to use free tagging to add taxonomy terms, to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) vocabulary names, (2) synonyms, and (3) term names.

Key facts

CVSS score: 3.5 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 1.0% (64th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-2075)
Published: June 16, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2075 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

drupal / drupal
drupal / taxonomy manager
drupal / taxonomy manager
drupal / taxonomy manager
drupal / taxonomy manager
drupal / taxonomy manager

References

http://drupal.org/node/487602(Patch)
http://drupal.org/node/487620(Patch)
http://drupal.org/node/487818(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://lampsecurity.org/drupal-6-taxonomy-manager-xss-vulnerability(Exploit, URL Repurposed)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35391(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35286

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

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