CVE-2009-2704

CA SiteMinder - XSS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-2704. PoCs published by Arshan Dabirsiaghi.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a security-bypass vulnerability in Computer Associates SiteMinder due to improper input validation, allowing XSS attacks via null byte injection. The example URL demonstrates how an attacker could bypass protections to execute arbitrary JavaScript.

Description

CA SiteMinder allows remote attackers to bypass cross-site scripting (XSS) protections for J2EE applications via a request containing a %00 (encoded null byte).

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Arshan Dabirsiaghi · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33178

The provided text describes a security-bypass vulnerability in Computer Associates SiteMinder due to improper input validation, allowing XSS attacks via null byte injection. The example URL demonstrates how an attacker could bypass protections to execute arbitrary JavaScript.

Classification
Writeup 80%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Computer Associates SiteMinder (version unspecified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable SiteMinder instance
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
URL Repurposed x_refsource_misc
http://i8jesus.com/?p=55

Scores

EPSS 0.0395
EPSS Percentile 89.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
sun/j2ee
Published Aug 11, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026