MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the You!Hostit! template 1.0.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the created_by_alias parameter in index.php
Published Dec 10, 2009
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.06%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the You!Hostit! template 1.0.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the created_by_alias parameter in index.php.
Affected products
No data.
AND
- 1.0.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.06% 0.01062
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01062
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.06% (0.01062) | 63.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.06% (0.01062) | 60.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.30% (0.00296) | 50.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00199) | 58.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00199) | 55.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37601 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10301 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54570 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/37601 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10301 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54570 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 10, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 9, 2009
Link CVE-2009-4255
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a