CVE-2009-5097

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Published Sep 13, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 7.1 High EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Palm Pre WebOS 1.1 and earlier processes JavaScript in email messages, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript, as demonstrated by reading PalmDatabase.db3.

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:hp:palm_pre_webos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:palm_pre_webos:1.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:palm_pre_webos:1.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:palm_pre_webos:1.0.4:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-5052	Palm Pre WebOS 1.1 and earlier processes JavaScript in email messages, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript, as demonstrated by reading PalmDatabase.db3.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.890% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://kb.palm.com/wps/portal/kb/na/pre/p100eww/sprint/solutions/article/50607_en.html#12
http://secunia.com/advisories/36936
http://tlhsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/10/palm-pre-webos-11-remote-file-access.html
http://www.precentral.net/webos-1-2-fixed-serious-file-security-issue
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022987

History

Jul 15, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00796}`	epss `{'score': 0.01035}`

Subscriptions

Hp Palm Pre Webos

Weaknesses

CWE-94

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:21 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 13, 2011, 7:00 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:21 AM
Reserved: Sep 13, 2011, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:15 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 13, 2011, 7:59 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:15 PM

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