CVE-2009-0239

Windows Search 4.0 - XSS

Title source: llm

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."

References (7)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://osvdb.org/54935

[US Government Resource] http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html

[Vendor Advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-023

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5428

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022353

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/35366

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1542

Scores

EPSS 0.3068

EPSS Percentile 96.7%

Classification

CWE

CWE-79

Status published

Affected Products (2)

microsoft/windows_search

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Jun 10, 2009

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026