Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Reverse Proxy Plug-in in Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 before SP11 allows remote attackers
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Reverse Proxy Plug-in in Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 before SP11 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string in situations that result in a 502 Gateway error.
- Published
- Jun 5, 2009
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.2% · 82th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
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Action score
18
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.2%
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| sun | java system web server | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server |
| sun | one web server | cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_web_server |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- sun java system web server6.1
- sun one web server6.1
Same product
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-79 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;Fixed
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- osvdb.org/54872
- secunia.com/advisories/35338
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-116648-23-1
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259588-1
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-211.htm
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35204
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1022334
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1500
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50951
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.