CVE-2009-2890
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in results.php in PHP Scripts Now Riddles allows remote...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in results.php in PHP Scripts Now Riddles allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchquery parameter.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.3
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in results.php in PHP Scripts Now Riddles allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchquery parameter.
- Record
CVE-2009-2890- 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 results.php in PHP Scripts Now Riddles allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchquery parameter.
- Record
CVE-2009-2890- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2880 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in results.php in PHP Scripts Now Riddles allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchquery parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2880- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5q6h-pq4j-vpx7 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in results.php in PHP Scripts Now Riddles allows remote...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in results.php in PHP Scripts Now Riddles allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchquery parameter.
- Record
GHSA-5q6h-pq4j-vpx7- 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 Riddles - '/riddles/results.php?searchQuery' Cross-Site Scripting | 2009-08-20 |
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-2009-2890 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Phpscriptsnow Riddles, published August 20, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.06%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.