CVE-2009-1070

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-03-26 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in system/index.php in ExpressionEngine 1.6.4 through 1.6.6, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the avatar parameter.

Affected products

ExpressionEngine: 1.6.4, 1.6.5, 1.6.6

References

http://expressionengine.com/docs/changelog.html#v167
http://secunia.com/advisories/34379
http://www.ngenuity.org/wordpress/2009/01/28/ngenuity-2009-003-expressionengine-persistent-cross-site-scripting/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502045/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34193
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49359
http://expressionengine.com/docs/changelog.html#v167
http://secunia.com/advisories/34379
http://www.ngenuity.org/wordpress/2009/01/28/ngenuity-2009-003-expressionengine-persistent-cross-site-scripting/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502045/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34193
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49359

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