CVE-2009-2889
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in PHP Scripts Now Hangman allows remote...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in PHP Scripts Now Hangman allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the letters parameter.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in PHP Scripts Now Hangman allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the letters parameter.
- Record
CVE-2009-2889- 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 index.php in PHP Scripts Now Hangman allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the letters parameter.
- Record
CVE-2009-2889- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2879 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in PHP Scripts Now Hangman allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the letters parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2879- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2wv4-x82r-pj66 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in PHP Scripts Now Hangman allows remote...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in PHP Scripts Now Hangman allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the letters parameter.
- Record
GHSA-2wv4-x82r-pj66- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | PHP Scripts Now Hangman - 'index.php?letters' Cross-Site Scripting | 2009-07-21 |
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-2009-2889 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Phpscriptsnow Hangman, published August 20, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.50%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.