CVE-2009-1635
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the WebAccess component in Novell GroupWise 7.x before 7.03 HP3 and 8.x before 8.0 HP2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the User.lang parameter to the login page…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.91%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the WebAccess component in Novell GroupWise 7.x before 7.03 HP3 and 8.x before 8.0 HP2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the User.lang parameter to the login page (aka gw/webacc), (2) style expressions in a message that contains an HTML file, or (3) vectors associated with incorrect protection mechanisms against scripting, as demonstrated using whitespace between JavaScript event names and values.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.91% probability · 80th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- novell/groupwise
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0905-exploits/groupwise-xss.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35177
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022267
- http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&externalId=7003271Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7003267&sliceId=1
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7003268&sliceId=1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503700/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503885/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35061
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35066
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1393
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=472987
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474500
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=484942
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50672
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50689
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50691
- http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0905-exploits/groupwise-xss.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35177
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022267
- http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&externalId=7003271Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7003267&sliceId=1
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7003268&sliceId=1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503700/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503885/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35061
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35066
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1393
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=472987
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474500
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.