CVE-2009-0278

Sun Java System Application Server (AS) 8.1 and 8.2 allows remote attackers to read the Web Application configuration files in the (1) WEB-INF or (2) META-INF directory via a malformed request.

Published: 2009-01-26 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-0278 is rated Moderate Risk (49.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.24%). EPSS rose +1.74% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0278

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.50% 2.24% +1.74%
2 2023-03-07 1.32% 0.50% -0.82%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.32% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0278

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0278

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0278

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun java_system_application_server 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_application_server:8.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_application_server 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_application_server:8.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_application_server 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_application_server:8.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_application_server 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_application_server:8.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_application_server 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_application_server:8.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_application_server 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_application_server:8.2:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_application_server 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_application_server:8.2:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_application_server 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_application_server:8.2:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0278

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