CVE-2009-1879
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.template.html in the express-install templates...
CVE-2009-1879 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.6) in Adobe Flex Sdk, published August 21, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.25%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.template.html in the express-install templates in the SDK in Adobe Flex before 3.4, when the installed Flash version is older than a specified requiredMajorVersion value, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string.
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Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.template.html in the express-install templates in the SDK in Adobe Flex before 3.4, when the installed Flash version is older than a specified requiredMajorVersion value, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string.
- Record
CVE-2009-1879- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 Low
AV:N/AC:H/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 index.template.html in the express-install templates in the SDK in Adobe Flex before 3.4, when the installed Flash version is older than a specified requiredMajorVersion value, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string.
- Record
CVE-2009-1879- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-1874 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.template.html in the express-install templates in the SDK in Adobe Flex before 3.4, when the installed Flash version is older than a specified requiredMajorVersion value, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string.
- Record
EUVD-2009-1874- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v3h9-6vm9-5gp7 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.template.html in the express-install templates...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.template.html in the express-install templates in the SDK in Adobe Flex before 3.4, when the installed Flash version is older than a specified requiredMajorVersion value, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string.
- Record
GHSA-v3h9-6vm9-5gp7- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Adobe Flex SDK 3.x - 'index.template.html' Cross-Site Scripting | 2009-08-19 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
References
securitytracker.com/id?1022748
adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html
gdssecurity.com/l/b/2009/08/20/adobe-flex-3-3-sdk-dom-based-xss
securityfocus.com/archive/1/505948/100/0/threaded
secunia.com/advisories/36374
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52608
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1879
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v3h9-6vm9-5gp7