Is CVE-2009-4042 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-4042 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-4042?

CVE-2009-4042 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-4042

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.3%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the RootCandy theme 6.x before 6.x-1.5 for Drupal allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URI.

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: 1.3% (71th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-4013)
Published: November 20, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-4013 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

drupal / drupal
marek sotak / rootcandy
marek sotak / rootcandy
marek sotak / rootcandy
marek sotak / rootcandy
marek sotak / rootcandy
marek sotak / rootcandy
marek sotak / rootcandy
marek sotak / rootcandy
marek sotak / rootcandy
marek sotak / rootcandy
marek sotak / rootcandy
marek sotak / rootcandy
marek sotak / rootcandy
marek sotak / rootcandy
marek sotak / rootcandy

References

http://drupal.org/node/629894(Patch)
http://drupal.org/node/630168(Patch)
http://osvdb.org/59914
http://secunia.com/advisories/37334(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36998(Patch)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3210(Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54245

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

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