CVE-2009-2897
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in hq/web/common/GenericError.jsp in the generic exception handler in the web interface in SpringSource Hyperic HQ 3.2.x before 3.2.6.1, 4.0.x before 4.0.3.1, 4.1.x before 4.1.2.1, and 4.2-beta1; Application Management Suite (AMS) 2.0.0.SR3; and tc Server 6.0.20.B allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via invalid values for numerical parameters, as demonstrated by an uncaught java.lang.NumberFormatException exception resulting from (1) the typeId parameter to mastheadAttach.do, (2) the eid parameter to Resource.do, and (3) the u parameter in a view action to admin/user/UserAdmin.do. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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
- 2.4% (84th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-2887)
- Published
- October 13, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2887 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- springsource / application management suite
- springsource / hyperic hq
- springsource / hyperic hq
- springsource / hyperic hq
- springsource / hyperic hq
- springsource / hyperic hq
- springsource / hyperic hq
- springsource / hyperic hq
- springsource / hyperic hq
- springsource / hyperic hq
- springsource / hyperic hq
- springsource / hyperic hq
- springsource / hyperic hq
- springsource / hyperic hq
- springsource / hyperic hq
- springsource / hyperic hq
- springsource / hyperic hq
- springsource / tc server
References
- http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?module=Wiki&action=view&type=advisory&name=Hyperic_HQ_Multiple_XSS(Exploit, Patch)
- http://forums.hyperic.com/jiveforums/thread.jspa?messageID=22156嚌
- http://jira.hyperic.com/browse/HHQ-2655(Exploit)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36935(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/hyperic-hq-vulnerabilities(Exploit, Patch)
- http://www.osvdb.org/58608
- http://www.osvdb.org/58609
- http://www.osvdb.org/58610
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506935/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506936/100/0/threaded
- http://www.springsource.com/security/hyperic-hq(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53658
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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