What is the severity of CVE-2009-2705?

CVE-2009-2705 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2705?

To fix CVE-2009-2705, ensure that your CA SiteMinder is updated to a version that addresses this vulnerability.

What types of applications are affected by CVE-2009-2705?

CVE-2009-2705 affects J2EE applications integrated with CA SiteMinder.

What attack vector is exploited in CVE-2009-2705?

CVE-2009-2705 allows remote attackers to bypass XSS protections using overlong Unicode requests.

Who is the vendor associated with CVE-2009-2705?

CVE-2009-2705 is associated with Broadcom's CA SiteMinder and Sun J2EE.

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CVE-2009-2705

medium

4.3

CWE

264 79

11/8/2009

16/9/2024

CVE-2009-2705: XSS

First published: Tue Aug 11 2009(Updated: )

CA SiteMinder allows remote attackers to bypass cross-site scripting (XSS) protections for J2EE applications via a request containing non-canonical, "overlong Unicode" in place of blacklisted characters.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Sun J2ee
Broadcom Siteminder
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Sun J2ee
Broadcom Siteminder

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2705?
CVE-2009-2705 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2705?
To fix CVE-2009-2705, ensure that your CA SiteMinder is updated to a version that addresses this vulnerability.
What types of applications are affected by CVE-2009-2705?
CVE-2009-2705 affects J2EE applications integrated with CA SiteMinder.
What attack vector is exploited in CVE-2009-2705?
CVE-2009-2705 allows remote attackers to bypass XSS protections using overlong Unicode requests.
Who is the vendor associated with CVE-2009-2705?
CVE-2009-2705 is associated with Broadcom's CA SiteMinder and Sun J2EE.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2705?
CVE-2009-2705 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2705?
To fix CVE-2009-2705, ensure that your CA SiteMinder is updated to a version that addresses this vulnerability.
What types of applications are affected by CVE-2009-2705?
CVE-2009-2705 affects J2EE applications integrated with CA SiteMinder.
What attack vector is exploited in CVE-2009-2705?
CVE-2009-2705 allows remote attackers to bypass XSS protections using overlong Unicode requests.
Who is the vendor associated with CVE-2009-2705?
CVE-2009-2705 is associated with Broadcom's CA SiteMinder and Sun J2EE.