CVE-2009-4497
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in LXR Cross Referencer 0.9.5 and 0.9.6 allows remote...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in LXR Cross Referencer 0.9.5 and 0.9.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the i parameter to the ident program.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in LXR Cross Referencer 0.9.5 and 0.9.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the i parameter to the ident program.
- Record
CVE-2009-4497- 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 LXR Cross Referencer 0.9.5 and 0.9.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the i parameter to the ident program.
- Record
CVE-2009-4497- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-4463 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in LXR Cross Referencer 0.9.5 and 0.9.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the i parameter to the ident program.
- Record
EUVD-2009-4463- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8698-x87q-4cgx No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in LXR Cross Referencer 0.9.5 and 0.9.6 allows remote...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in LXR Cross Referencer 0.9.5 and 0.9.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the i parameter to the ident program.
- Record
GHSA-8698-x87q-4cgx- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
lxr-cvsDebian:5.0 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0.9.5+cvs20071020-1+lenny1, plus listed versions 0.9.5+cvs20071020-1 |
0.9.5+cvs20071020-1+lenny1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | LXR 0.9.x - Cross Referencer Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities | 2010-01-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-4497 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Malcom Box Lxr Cross Referencer, published January 7, 2010. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.22%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.