Vulnerability Report

CVE-2009-2898

Title: Springsource Tc Server Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

XSS

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2009-2898

CWE Category CWE-79

Published Date Oct 13, 2009

Modified Date Jun 16, 2026

Exploit Status Available

Score 3.5 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

1.83%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2009-2898: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Alerts list feature 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 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Description field. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Impacted Vendors

springsource 3

Reference Links

http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?module=Wiki&action=view&type=advisory&name=Hyperic_HQ_Multiple_XSS http://jira.hyperic.com/browse/HHQ-3390 http://secunia.com/advisories/36935 http://www.coresecurity.com/content/hyperic-hq-vulnerabilities http://www.osvdb.org/58611 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506935/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506950/100/0/threaded http://www.springsource.com/security/hyperic-hq https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53660 http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?module=Wiki&action=view&type=advisory&name=Hyperic_HQ_Multiple_XSS http://jira.hyperic.com/browse/HHQ-3390 http://secunia.com/advisories/36935 http://www.coresecurity.com/content/hyperic-hq-vulnerabilities http://www.osvdb.org/58611 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506935/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506950/100/0/threaded http://www.springsource.com/security/hyperic-hq https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53660

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity LOW

3.5

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2009-2898 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10013

View Code

June 16, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 09, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

October 13, 2009 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


                                    AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.