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CVE-2009-4039: Piwigo before 2.0.6 can run malicious scripts

CVE-2009-4039 · published 16 years ago

Summary

The Piwigo photo gallery software versions earlier than 2.0.6 let attackers insert their own web code into pages. This could let a malicious person display unwanted content or steal information from visitors. Update Piwigo to version 2.0.6 or later, or apply the provided security patch.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
piwigo	piwigo	<= 2.0.5 2.0.0 2.0.1 2.0.2 2.0.3 2.0.4 `cpe:2.3:a:piwigo:piwigo::::::::`

Original advisory text

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Piwigo before 2.0.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

References

http://piwigo.org/releases/2.0.6 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37336 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3221 Vendor Advisory

Fix within

Internet-facing 60 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)

Severity

4.3 Medium

Exploitation

2% chance of attack within 30 days

Type

CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Timeline

Published20 Nov 2009

Updated3 Nov 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2009-4039 · NVD

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