CVE-2009-0239
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Windows Search 4.0 for Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Windows Search 4.0 for Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted file that appears in a preview in a search result, aka "Script Execution in Windows Search Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Windows Search 4.0 for Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted file that appears in a preview in a search result, aka "Script Execution in Windows Search Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2009-0239- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Windows Search 4.0 for Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted file that appears in a preview in a search result, aka "Script Execution in Windows Search Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2009-0239- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0247 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Windows Search 4.0 for Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted file that appears in a preview in a search result, aka "Script Execution in Windows Search Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2009-0247- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3f95-hm4q-h8pq No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Windows Search 4.0 for Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Windows Search 4.0 for Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted file that appears in a preview in a search result, aka "Script Execution in Windows Search Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-3f95-hm4q-h8pq- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-0239 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Microsoft Windows Search, published June 10, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.5%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1542
osvdb.org/54935
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-023
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5428
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
securitytracker.com/id?1022353
secunia.com/advisories/35366
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0239
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3f95-hm4q-h8pq