{"cve":"CVE-2009-4459","nvd":{"published":"2009-12-30T20:00:01.030","modified":"2026-06-16T23:13:42.503","status":"Modified","description":"Redmine 0.8.7 and earlier uses the title tag before defining the character encoding in a meta tag, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and inject arbitrary script via UTF-7 encoded values in the title parameter to a new issue page, which may be interpreted as script by Internet Explorer 7 and 8.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-79"],"references":["http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10554","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37425","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54947","http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10554","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37425"],"products":["redmine:redmine"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:55:32.599380760+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2009-4459","score":0.01134,"percentile":0.66504,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}