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
Published Apr 24, 2009
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.02%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.02% (0.02015) | 80.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.02% (0.02015) | 78.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.47% (0.09474) | 92.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.99% (0.04988) | 82.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.47% (0.09474) | 92.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00362) | 73.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00426) | 73.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00426) | 70.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 13, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00480) | 72.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.76% (0.00763) | 78.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.13% (0.03129) | 83.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.13% (0.03129) | 82.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.13% (0.03129) | 65.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://osvdb.org/53782 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34764 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502732/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34595 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- http://www.webspell.org/index.php?site=files&file=25 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.webspell.org/index.php?site=news_comments&newsID=126&lang=uk x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49937 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8453 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/53782 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34764 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502732/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34595 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch | |
| http://www.webspell.org/index.php?site=files&file=25 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.webspell.org/index.php?site=news_comments&newsID=126&lang=uk | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49937 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8453 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.