CVE-2009-1088

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 12.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-03-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Hannon Hill Cascade Server 5.7 and other versions allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary programs or Java code via a crafted XSLT stylesheet with "extension elements and extension functions" that trigger code execution by Xalan-Java, as demonstrated using xalan://java.lang.Runtime.

Affected products

Hannonhill Cascade: 5.7-svr

References

http://support.hannonhill.com/browse/CSCD-4753
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501981/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34186
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49332
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8247
http://support.hannonhill.com/browse/CSCD-4753
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501981/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34186
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49332
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8247

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