Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2009-3960
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
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41855/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41855/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-3960 US Government Resource
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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