Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.template.html in the express-install templates in the SDK in Adobe Flex before 3.4, when the installed Flash version is older than a specified requiredMajorVersion value, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string.
CVE-2009-1879
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 94.2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 21, 2009
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (12)
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/36374
- cve@mitrehttp://securitytracker.com/id?1022748
- cve@mitrehttp://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.gdssecurity.com/l/b/2009/08/20/adobe-flex-3-3-sdk-dom-based-xss/
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505948/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52608
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/36374
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1022748
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gdssecurity.com/l/b/2009/08/20/adobe-flex-3-3-sdk-dom-based-xss/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505948/100/0/threaded
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52608
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-33180✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 19, 2009
Adobe Flex SDK 3.x - 'index.template.html' Cross-Site Scripting
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