CVE-2009-4858

Yahoo Answers Clone - Cross-Site Scripting via questionid Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-4858. PoCs published by Moudi.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a reflected XSS vulnerability in TurnkeyForms Yahoo Answers Clone by injecting a script tag into the 'questionid' parameter. The PoC triggers an alert with the user's cookies, proving arbitrary JavaScript execution.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in questiondetail.php in Yahoo Answers Clone allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the questionid parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Moudi · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34482

This exploit demonstrates a reflected XSS vulnerability in TurnkeyForms Yahoo Answers Clone by injecting a script tag into the 'questionid' parameter. The PoC triggers an alert with the user's cookies, proving arbitrary JavaScript execution.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: TurnkeyForms Yahoo Answers Clone
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable application URL
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/36239

Scores

EPSS 0.0127
EPSS Percentile 65.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
turnkeyforms/yahoo-answers-clone
Published May 11, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026