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CVE-2009-4157 Details

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.php in the ProofReader (com_proofreader) component 1.0 RC9 and earlier for Joomla! allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URI, which is not properly handled in (1) 404 or (2) error pages.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://websecurity.com.ua/3482/	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37145	CVE	Exploit
http://websecurity.com.ua/3482/	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37145	[email protected]	Exploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-79	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
joomla joomla!	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla!:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
joomlatune com proofreader	<= 1.0 1.0 rc6
CPE cpe:2.3:a:joomlatune:com_proofreader::rc9::::::* cpe:2.3:a:joomlatune:com_proofreader:1.0:rc6:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 3, 2009	Initial Analysis	[email protected]