CVE-2009-0645

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Jaws 0.8.8 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) language, (2) Introduction_complete, and (3) use_log parameters, different vectors than CVE-2004-2445.

Published: 2009-02-18 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0645 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.51%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-0645

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
7976 exploit_db edb 2009-02-04 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0645

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 2026-04-10 1.72% 2.51% +0.79%
2 2026-02-18 1.54% 1.72% +0.18%
3 2025-10-05 1.54%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0645

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0645

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2009-0645

Comment: Reference links indicate file inclusion and script or code execution in addition to information exposure.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0645

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
jaws jaws 0.8.8 cpe:2.3:a:jaws:jaws:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0645

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