CVE-2009-0239

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Published Jun 10, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 32.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Windows Search 4.0 for Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted file that appears in a preview in a search result, aka "Script Execution in Windows Search Vulnerability."

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2:professional_x64:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp3::::::*

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_search:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

Exploit prediction score: 32.5% (32.546% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/54935
http://secunia.com/advisories/35366
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022353
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1542
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-023
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5428

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Search Windows Server 2003 Windows Xp

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:24 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Jun 10, 2009, 5:37 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:24 AM
Reserved: Jan 20, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:04 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 10, 2009, 6:00 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:04 PM

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