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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-5142 · published 21 August 2014

CVE-2009-5142: Binarymoon timthumb cross-site scripting vulnerability

Binarymoon · Timthumb

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in timthumb.php in TimThumb 1.09 and earlier, as used in Mimbo Pro 2.3.1 and other products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the src parameter.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.2% · top 32.1% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
1.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in timthumb.php in TimThumb 1.09 and earlier, as used in Mimbo Pro 2.3.1 and other products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the src parameter.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127724/WordPress-Gamespeed-Theme-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/71878
https://code.google.com/p/timthumb/issues/detail?id=49 Exploit
https://code.google.com/p/timthumb/source/detail?r=65 Patch
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127724/WordPress-Gamespeed-Theme-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/71878
https://code.google.com/p/timthumb/issues/detail?id=49 Exploit
https://code.google.com/p/timthumb/source/detail?r=65 Patch

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-5142), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.