Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2009-4866 is a cross-site scripting issue in search.cgi for Matt's Script Archive Simple Search 1.0. If the old CGI search script is still exposed, an attacker could cause a user's browser to run untrusted script through the search terms input. Business risk depends on whether this legacy component is still deployed. Likely exposure is limited to sites still running Matt's Script Archive Simple Search 1.0 or a copied search.cgi derivative. The supplied affected-product metadata is incomplete, so asset inventory and code inspection are needed before scoping impact. Prioritize this for legacy web estate cleanup. It is not supported as actively exploited by the supplied sources, but exposed old CGI scripts can create avoidable user-trust and session-risk issues. Mitigation focus: Identify and remove exposed Simple Search 1.0 deployments where possible.; Check vendor or maintainer guidance before applying any code-level fix.; If retained, restrict access and validate or encode reflected search input..
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- simplesearch-search-xss(52311)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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