CVE-2009-0291

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in fc.php in OpenX 2.6.3 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the MAX_type parameter.

Published: 2009-01-27 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-0291 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.04%, 93th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +5.01% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-0291

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
7883 exploit_db edb 2009-01-26 Exploit-DB ↗
32759 exploit_db edb 2009-01-26 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0291

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 2.02% 7.04% +5.01%
2 2026-03-19 1.51% 2.02% +0.51%
3 2026-01-27 — 1.51% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0291

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0291

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0291

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openx openx 2.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:openx:openx:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0291

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