Whole Hog Password Protect: Enhanced 1.x allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access via an integer value in the adminid cookie.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0461 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.38%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7951 | exploit_db | edb | 2009-02-03 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 7952 | exploit_db | edb | 2009-02-03 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-03-29 | 2.04% | 2.38% | +0.34% |
| 2 | 2026-02-06 | 1.83% | 2.04% | +0.21% |
| 3 | 2026-01-01 | — | 1.83% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| wholehogsoftware | password_protect | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:wholehogsoftware:password_protect:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/51734 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33777 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33577 | Exploit |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7952 |