CVE-2009-1593

Armorlogic Profense WAF <2.2.22 & 2.4.x<2.4.4 XSS via SCRIPT Tag

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-1593. PoCs published by EnableSecurity.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a security bypass vulnerability in Profense Web Application Firewall, allowing attackers to bypass restrictions and perform web attacks. It includes example URLs demonstrating XSS payloads that exploit the vulnerability.

Description

Armorlogic Profense Web Application Firewall before 2.2.22, and 2.4.x before 2.4.4, does not properly implement the "negative model," which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a modified end tag of a SCRIPT element.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by EnableSecurity · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33002

The provided text describes a security bypass vulnerability in Profense Web Application Firewall, allowing attackers to bypass restrictions and perform web attacks. It includes example URLs demonstrating XSS payloads that exploit the vulnerability.

Classification
Writeup 80%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Profense Web Application Firewall (versions prior to 2.4.4 and 2.2.22)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable Profense Web Application Firewall instance
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35053
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503649/100/0/threaded
Various Sources mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.webappsec.org/lists/websecurity/archive/2009-05/msg00040.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50663

Scores

EPSS 0.0151
EPSS Percentile 71.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (2)
armorlogic/profense_web_application_firewall 2.4
armorlogic/profense_web_application_firewall < 2.2.21
Published May 21, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026