CVE-2009-4866
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.cgi in Matt's Script Archive (MSA) Simple Search 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the terms parameter.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.10%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.cgi in Matt's Script Archive (MSA) Simple Search 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the terms parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.10% probability · 65th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- matt wright/simple search
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.1% 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://osvdb.org/56798
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0908-exploits/simplesearch-xss.txtExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36178Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52311
- http://osvdb.org/56798
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0908-exploits/simplesearch-xss.txtExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36178Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52311
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.