CVE-2009-0470

Cisco IOS 12.4(23) - Cross-Site Scripting via PATH_INFO to Default URI

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-0470. PoCs published by Zloss.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cisco IOS HTTP Server, with example URLs demonstrating the exploit. It lacks executable code but includes technical details and attack vectors.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the HTTP server in Cisco IOS 12.4(23) allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to the default URI under (1) level/15/exec/-/ or (2) exec/, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3821.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Zloss · textremotehardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32776

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cisco IOS HTTP Server, with example URLs demonstrating the exploit. It lacks executable code but includes technical details and attack vectors.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Cisco IOS HTTP Server (12.4(23) and possibly others)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable Cisco IOS HTTP Server · User interaction to trigger the XSS payload
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33625
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500674/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33844

Scores

EPSS 0.0732
EPSS Percentile 91.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
cisco/ios 12.4\(23\)
Published Feb 06, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026