CVE-2009-2897

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in hq/web/common/GenericError.jsp in the generic exception handler in the web interface in SpringSource Hyperic HQ 3.2.x before 3.2.6.1, 4.0.x before 4.0.3.1, 4.1.x before 4.1.2.1, and 4.2-beta1; Application Management Suite (AMS) 2.0.0.SR3; and tc Server 6.0.20.B allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via invalid values for numerical parameters, as demonstrated by an uncaught java.lang.NumberFormatException exception resulting from (1) the typeId parameter to mastheadAttach.do, (2) the eid parameter to Resource.do, and (3) the u parameter in a view action to admin/user/UserAdmin.do. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

• CWE-79

• http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?module=Wiki&action=view&type=advisory&name=Hyperic_HQ_Multiple_XSSExploit, Patch
• http://forums.hyperic.com/jiveforums/thread.jspa?messageID=22156&#22156
• http://jira.hyperic.com/browse/HHQ-2655Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36935Vendor Advisory
• http://www.coresecurity.com/content/hyperic-hq-vulnerabilitiesExploit, Patch
• http://www.osvdb.org/58608
• http://www.osvdb.org/58609
• http://www.osvdb.org/58610
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506935/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506936/100/0/threaded
• http://www.springsource.com/security/hyperic-hqPatch, Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53658
• http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?module=Wiki&action=view&type=advisory&name=Hyperic_HQ_Multiple_XSSExploit, Patch
• http://forums.hyperic.com/jiveforums/thread.jspa?messageID=22156&#22156
• http://jira.hyperic.com/browse/HHQ-2655Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36935Vendor Advisory
• http://www.coresecurity.com/content/hyperic-hq-vulnerabilitiesExploit, Patch
• http://www.osvdb.org/58608
• http://www.osvdb.org/58609
• http://www.osvdb.org/58610
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506935/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506936/100/0/threaded
• http://www.springsource.com/security/hyperic-hqPatch, Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53658

Published

Oct 13, 2009

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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