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CVE-2009-10003: capnsquarepants wordcraft tag.php cross site scripting

A vulnerability was found in capnsquarepants wordcraft up to 0.6. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file tag.php. The manipulation of the argument tag leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 0.7 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as be23028633e8105de92f387036871c03f34d3124. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-219714 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

MediumCVSS 4Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

Wordcraft versions 0.1 through 0.6 have a cross-site scripting issue in tag.php involving the tag argument. An attacker may be able to run script in a user's browser through the vulnerable page. The available sources rate this as medium severity and identify version 0.7 as the fix.

Executive priority

Treat this as a moderate-priority legacy application cleanup item. It is not flagged as known exploited, but browser-based integrity impact can still affect users and trust if an exposed Wordcraft instance remains outdated.

Technical view

CVE-2009-10003 is CWE-79 XSS in capnsquarepants Wordcraft up to 0.6. The vulnerability is tied to tag.php and manipulation of the tag parameter. CVSS v2 is 4.0 with network access, low complexity, single authentication, partial integrity impact, and no confidentiality or availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to organizations still running capnsquarepants Wordcraft versions 0.1 through 0.6 with tag.php reachable. The bundle provides no CPEs or deployment prevalence, so real-world exposure is uncertain and likely niche.

Exploitation context

The sources say the attack can be launched remotely, but the CVSS vector indicates authentication is required. There is no KEV listing and no cited source in the bundle confirming active exploitation.

Researcher notes

Public detail is sparse: the affected function is not identified, and the bundle does not state whether the XSS is reflected or stored. Use the release and patch references to compare tag.php behavior without developing exploit payloads.

Mitigation direction

  • Upgrade Wordcraft to version 0.7 or later.
  • Confirm patch commit be23028633e8105de92f387036871c03f34d3124 is present.
  • Restrict access to legacy Wordcraft instances pending upgrade.
  • Check vendor project guidance for any additional hardening recommendations.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Wordcraft deployments and identify versions 0.1 through 0.6.
  • Verify tag.php exists and is reachable on affected deployments.
  • Review code handling of the tag parameter for output encoding.
  • Review application logs for unusual tag.php tag parameter activity.
  • Confirm post-upgrade version reports Wordcraft 0.7 or later.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
6

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup

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Severity
Medium
CVSS
4 (2.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Official CVE source material

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
5Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
4CVSS 2.0MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N82.9Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 2.0 score

4Medium
CVSS 2.0 vector shape for CVE-2009-10003Access VectorAccess ComplexityAuthenticationConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocal
Access Complexity
LowMediumHigh
Authentication
NoneSingleMultiple
Confidentiality Impact
CompletePartialNone
Integrity Impact
CompletePartialNone
Availability Impact
CompletePartialNone

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Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
capnsquarepantswordcraft0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6Listed
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-79

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