Is CVE-2009-4348 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-4348 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-4348?

CVE-2009-4348 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-4348

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 0.9%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Harold Bakker's NewsScript (HB-NS) 1.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the topic parameter in a topic action, a different vector than CVE-2006-2146.

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: 0.9% (59th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-4316)
Published: December 17, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-4316 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

haroldbakker / hb-ns

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/37792(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10466(Exploit)

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

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