# CVE-2009-0541: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Magento 1.2.0 and 1.2.1.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HT

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 3 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2009-02-25 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Magento 1.2.0 and 1.2.1.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the username field in an admin/ request to index.php, possibly related to the login[username] parameter and the app/code/core/Mage/Admin/Model/Session.php login function; (2) the email address field in an admin/index/forgotpassword/ request to index.php, possibly related to the email parameter and the app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/controllers/IndexController.php forgotpasswordAction function; or (3) the return parameter to the default URI under downloader/.

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## References

- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021746
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48876
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48877
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33872
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48878
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34000
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-02/0257.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32808
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32809
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32810

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