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CVE-2009-0026 Apache Jackrabbit

Affected softwareApache Jackrabbit
Severity4.3 Medium CVSS 2.0
Fixed in1.5.2
WeaknessCross-site scripting (CWE-79)
Published21 Jan 2009
Updated16 Jun 2026

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Apache Jackrabbit before 1.5.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the q parameter to (1) search.jsp or (2) swr.jsp.

Exploitation status

Working exploit published

A reviewed exploit catalogue lists ready-to-run exploit code for this CVE.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC 2 indexed Published artifacts you can open, in Exploit-DB; first seen 2009-01-20.
  • EPSS 27% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.
IndexArtifactStarsFirst seen
Exploit-DB Apache JackRabbit 1.4/1.5 Content Repository (JCR) - 'search.jsp?q' Cross-Site Scripting 2009-01-20
Exploit-DB Apache JackRabbit 1.4/1.5 Content Repository (JCR) - 'swr.jsp?q' Cross-Site Scripting 2009-01-20

Waratek protection

Mitigation candidate

A kind of vulnerability Waratek's rules address, with exploit code published or exploitation reported. No rule exists and none is planned yet. The decision below says what we found to build a rule from.

  • Protection none
  • Action unverified
  • Review automated Inferred
  • Record active
Decided by The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read
Finding This CVE affects an open-source Java library published on Maven Central (Maven packages: org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit), so it is squarely in ARMR's territory and the source needed to understand the defect is public. That makes it a candidate for an ARMR patch rule. No rule exists and none is scheduled: the diff between the affected and fixed versions has not been read, and a closer look may find no hook point ARMR can act on.

Affected software and releases

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit 0 1.5.2 unbounded

Products and versions

2 products, 3 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd apache jackrabbit generic 1.4 · 1.5.0
osv org.apache.jackrabbit jackrabbit generic < 1.5.2

References

URLTags
https://github.com/apache/jackrabbit/commit/36330ae8df40ceaddf9f3f95b8d4855b54921579 WEB
https://github.com/apache/jackrabbit/commit/fbdcc02bc35db1d23b527da7bc411087ef29bf1f WEB
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0026 WEB
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481126 WEB
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48110 WEB
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCR-1925 WEB
https://www.apache.org/dist/jackrabbit/RELEASE-NOTES-1.5.2.txt WEB
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0177 WEB
http://secunia.com/advisories/33576 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4942

Timeline

Published2009-01-21By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-16NVD's own last-modified date for this record.