CVE-2009-1408

webSPELL 4.2.0c - Cross-Site Scripting via Nested BBcode Tags

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-1408. PoCs published by YEnH4ckEr.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an XSS vulnerability in webSPELL 4.2.0c by bypassing BBCode filters to inject malicious JavaScript, enabling cookie theft. The PoC includes payloads for both Firefox and IE, along with a PHP script to capture stolen cookies.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in webSPELL 4.2.0c allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via Javascript events such as onmouseover in nested BBcode tags, as demonstrated using (1) email, (2) img, and (3) url tags.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by YEnH4ckEr · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8453

This exploit demonstrates an XSS vulnerability in webSPELL 4.2.0c by bypassing BBCode filters to inject malicious JavaScript, enabling cookie theft. The PoC includes payloads for both Firefox and IE, along with a PHP script to capture stolen cookies.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: webSPELL 4.2.0c
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim interaction required (e.g., hovering over injected content)
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34595
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.webspell.org/index.php?site=files&file=25
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/53782
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8453
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34764
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502732/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49937

Scores

EPSS 0.0202
EPSS Percentile 78.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
webspell/webspell 4.2.0c
Published Apr 24, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026