# CVE-2009-5145: PYSEC-2026-763 - Zope Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ZMI pages

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2009-5145-zope-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-in-zmi-pages  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-02  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2009-5145 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2026-07-02

Zope Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ZMI pages

Technologies: [Zope2 (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/zope2). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2009-5145 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2009-5145 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2009-5145?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 2 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Zope2 (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.12.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2009-5145?** Yes. Zope2 (PyPI): upgrade to 2.12.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2009-5145?** Check whether you run Zope2 (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Zope2 (PyPI): upgrade to 2.12.5 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "Zope2>=2.12.5"
  ```


## Affected products

- Zope2 (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.12.5

## Identifiers

- CVE-2009-5145
- GHSA-5r4x-qc7q-vj27
- PYSEC-2026-763

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