Known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2009-3960

mediumCVSS 3.1 6.5In CISA KEVRansomwareEPSS 90%Published · n/a

The short answer

CVE-2009-3960 affects n/a n/a and is rated medium (CVSS 6.5). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-07: attackers are using it, so patch it first.

What it is

Unspecified vulnerability in BlazeDS 3.2 and earlier, as used in LiveCycle 8.0.1, 8.2.1, and 9.0, LiveCycle Data Services 2.5.1, 2.6.1, and 3.0, Flex Data Services 2.0.1, and ColdFusion 7.0.2, 8.0, 8.0.1, and 9.0, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors that are associated with a request, and related to injected tags and external entity references in XML documents.

Severity

6.5 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploited (CISA KEV)

Yes, since Mar 7, 2022

Federal due date Sep 7, 2022

EPSS, next 30 days

90%

Higher than 100% of scored CVEs

How it can be exploited

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected products

n/a. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.

References

Questions

Is CVE-2009-3960 being exploited?

Yes. CISA added CVE-2009-3960 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-07, with a federal remediation due date of 2022-09-07. CISA lists it as used in ransomware campaigns.

How do I fix CVE-2009-3960?

CISA's required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.

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