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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-1879 · published 21 August 2009

CVE-2009-1879: Adobe flex sdk cross-site scripting vulnerability

Adobe · Flex Sdk

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.

2.6 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 8.3% · top 5.3% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
2.6CVSS 2.0 base score
8.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:H/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://secunia.com/advisories/36374 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022748 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.gdssecurity.com/l/b/2009/08/20/adobe-flex-3-3-sdk-dom-based-xss/ Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505948/100/0/threaded Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52608 VDB Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/36374 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022748 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.gdssecurity.com/l/b/2009/08/20/adobe-flex-3-3-sdk-dom-based-xss/ Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505948/100/0/threaded Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52608 VDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-1879), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.