CVE-2009-1593
Armorlogic Profense Web Application Firewall before 2.2.22, and 2.4.x before 2.4.4, does not...
Armorlogic Profense Web Application Firewall before 2.2.22, and 2.4.x before 2.4.4, does not properly implement the "negative model," which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a modified end tag of a SCRIPT element.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.3
Armorlogic Profense Web Application Firewall before 2.2.22, and 2.4.x before 2.4.4, does not properly implement the "negative model," which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a modified end tag of a SCRIPT element.
- Record
CVE-2009-1593- 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
Armorlogic Profense Web Application Firewall before 2.2.22, and 2.4.x before 2.4.4, does not properly implement the "negative model," which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a modified end tag of a SCRIPT element.
- Record
CVE-2009-1593- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-1589 No score
Armorlogic Profense Web Application Firewall before 2.2.22, and 2.4.x before 2.4.4, does not properly implement the "negative model," which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a modified end tag of a SCRIPT element.
- Record
EUVD-2009-1589- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-69gh-7rj2-j87c No score
Armorlogic Profense Web Application Firewall before 2.2.22, and 2.4.x before 2.4.4, does not...
Armorlogic Profense Web Application Firewall before 2.2.22, and 2.4.x before 2.4.4, does not properly implement the "negative model," which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a modified end tag of a SCRIPT element.
- Record
GHSA-69gh-7rj2-j87c- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Profense 2.2.20/2.4.2 - Web Application Firewall Security Bypass | 2009-05-20 |
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-2009-1593 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Armorlogic Profense Web Application Firewall, published May 21, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.51%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
resources.enablesecurity.com/advisories/ES-20090500-profense.txt
securityfocus.com/bid/35053
securityfocus.com/archive/1/503649/100/0/threaded
webappsec.org/lists/websecurity/archive/2009-05/msg00040.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50663
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1593
github.com/advisories/GHSA-69gh-7rj2-j87c