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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-0239 · published 10 June 2009

CVE-2009-0239: Microsoft windows search cross-site scripting vulnerability

Microsoft · Windows Search

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Windows Search 4.0 for Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted file that appears in a preview in a search result, aka "Script Execution in Windows Search Vulnerability."

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 33% · top 1.7% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
33%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Windows Search 4.0 for Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted file that appears in a preview in a search result, aka "Script Execution in Windows Search Vulnerability."

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://osvdb.org/54935
http://secunia.com/advisories/35366
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022353
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1542
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-023
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5428
http://osvdb.org/54935
http://secunia.com/advisories/35366
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022353
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1542
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-023
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5428

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-0239), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.