CVE-2009-1408
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in webSPELL 4.2.0c allows remote attackers to inject...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in webSPELL 4.2.0c allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via Javascript events such as onmouseover in nested BBcode tags, as demonstrated using (1) email, (2) img, and (3) url tags.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in webSPELL 4.2.0c allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via Javascript events such as onmouseover in nested BBcode tags, as demonstrated using (1) email, (2) img, and (3) url tags.
- Record
CVE-2009-1408- 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 webSPELL 4.2.0c allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via Javascript events such as onmouseover in nested BBcode tags, as demonstrated using (1) email, (2) img, and (3) url tags.
- Record
CVE-2009-1408- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-1406 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in webSPELL 4.2.0c allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via Javascript events such as onmouseover in nested BBcode tags, as demonstrated using (1) email, (2) img, and (3) url tags.
- Record
EUVD-2009-1406- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vx29-vgxf-w9r9 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in webSPELL 4.2.0c allows remote attackers to inject...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in webSPELL 4.2.0c allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via Javascript events such as onmouseover in nested BBcode tags, as demonstrated using (1) email, (2) img, and (3) url tags.
- Record
GHSA-vx29-vgxf-w9r9- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | webSPELL 4.2.0c - Bypass BBCode Cross-Site Scripting Cookie Stealing | 2009-04-16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-1408 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Webspell, published April 24, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.02%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.