CVE-2009-3493

Zenas PaoBacheca Guestbook 2.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via PATH_INFO

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2009-3493. PoCs published by Moudi.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PaoBacheca 2.1 by injecting a script tag into the URL, which executes arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the affected site.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Zenas PaoBacheca Guestbook 2.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to (1) scrivi.php and (2) index.php.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Moudi · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34454

This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PaoBacheca 2.1 by injecting a script tag into the URL, which executes arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the affected site.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PaoBacheca 2.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable PaoBacheca instance
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Moudi · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34453

This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PaoBacheca 2.1 by injecting a script tag into the URL path. The PoC triggers an alert with the user's cookies, confirming the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PaoBacheca 2.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target application's URL
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_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53323
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/58163
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/36741
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/58164

Scores

EPSS 0.0156
EPSS Percentile 72.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
zenas/paobacheca_guestbook 2.1
Published Sep 30, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026